About
Kevin Stone is KTAR’s Senior Web Content Editor. He is a seasoned journalist who was born in New York and grew up in Phoenix. He got his start doing agate for the Mesa Tribune sports section — remember newspapers? — in the 1990s while completing his print journalism degree. He went on to work for The Dallas Morning News as a copy editor and page designer for the paper’s award-winning sports section before spending nearly a decade in various positions with ESPN.com. He returned to the Valley in 2013 and joined the KTAR News digital team in 2018. His favorite activities are collecting records, going to concerts and sporting events, and dining out with his beautiful wife.
Expertise
- News and sports writing and editing
- Social media management
- Wordle wizardry
Education
- University of Arizona – Bachelor’s degree in general studies with minors in English, sociology and psychology.
- Arizona State University – Bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Social Media Profiles
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 15, 2021Arizona Senate, Cyber Ninjas provide update on election audit
Arizona Senate President Karen Fann scheduled a public briefing Thursday with the leaders of the ongoing election audit that she authorized.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 14, 2021House committee seeks answers about Arizona audit in letter to Cyber Ninjas
A Congressional oversight committee is seeking information from head Cyber Ninja Doug Logan about his firm’s role in the ongoing audit of last year’s Phoenix-area election.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 14, 2021Costco coming to fast-growing East Valley town of Queen Creek
Popular membership retail chain Costco is coming to Queen Creek, with an eye on opening toward the end of 2022.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 14, 2021Maricopa County commits nearly $3M to replace voting equipment after audit
Maricopa County on Wednesday committed nearly $3 million to replace election equipment that officials say can’t be reused after it was in the hands of uncertified auditors.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 14, 2021Evacuation orders lifted for Tiger Fire north of Phoenix area
Officials lifted all evacuation orders related to the Tiger Fire north of the Phoenix area on Wednesday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 13, 2021Biden to nominate Arizona Republican Jeff Flake as ambassador to Turkey
President Joe Biden announced Tuesday he plans to nominate a second Arizona Republican to a post in his administration, with former U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake the Democrat's pick to be ambassador to Turkey.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 13, 2021Sen. Fann says audit ballot totals don’t match Maricopa County’s numbers
Arizona Senate President Karen Fann said the number of 2020 general election ballots tallied during the ongoing audit she authorized doesn’t match the total documented by Maricopa County, but the Republican didn’t know how far off the counts were.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 12, 2021Search continues for man last seen at Buckeye job site nearly 3 weeks ago
The search continues for a man who was last seen leaving a remote West Valley job site nearly three weeks ago, authorities said Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 12, 2021Magic: The Gathering, other games featured at new Chandler restaurant
Mox Boarding House, a unique venue for fans of Magic: The Gathering and other tabletop games to gather, play and dine, is coming to Chandler.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 9, 2021Phoenix-area health officials warn about threat of COVID Delta variant
Local public health officials said Friday they are seeing evidence that the more contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 is spreading in metro Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 9, 2021
Former President Donald Trump scheduled to appear at Phoenix rally
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear July 24 at an event called the "Protect Our Elections Rally" in downtown Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 9, 2021New signs honor Phoenix journalist Don Bolles at site of car bombing
Street signs honoring slain Phoenix journalist Don Bolles were installed this week at the intersection where he was killed by a car bomb 45 years ago.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 9, 2021Analysis shows how hard it is for Phoenix renters to afford starter home
The average Phoenix-area renter would need more than 10 years of saving 10% of earnings to afford a 20% down payment for a typical starter home, according to Zillow.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 8, 2021Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey appoints Kathryn King to state Supreme Court
Gov. Doug Ducey on Thursday appointed Phoenix attorney Kathryn Hackett King to the Arizona Supreme Court.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 8, 2021Paradise Valley Mall redevelopment begins with demolition phase
The redevelopment of Paradise Valley Mall in Phoenix is officially underway, with the former Sears store taking some of the first hits Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 7, 2021
Sen. Sinema lauds Phoenix-area GOP officials who resisted pressure
Democratic U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona praised Phoenix-area Republican officials who didn't bend to GOP pressure on behalf of Donald Trump to prevent Joe Biden’s electoral victory.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 6, 2021
Maricopa County Republican official troubled by pressure from own party
Maricopa County Supervisor Clint Hickman knows politics can be a cutthroat business, but he never imagined that his own Republican party would be holding the blade against his neck.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 6, 2021Man on boat dies after jet ski collision on Colorado River in Arizona
A California man died after a Phoenix-area teen crashed a rented jet ski into his boat in Bullhead City on the Fourth of July, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 6, 2021
Passenger on flight to Phoenix area fined $10,500 for unruly behavior
Federal authorities said they levied a $10,500 fine against a man who allegedly refused to wear a face mask over his nose and brought a flight attendant to tears during a flight to the Phoenix area.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 1, 2021Luxurious Scottsdale Plaza Resort in Paradise Valley gets new owner
The Scottsdale Plaza Resort, 40-acre property at Scottsdale and Indian Bend roads in Paradise Valley, changed hands in a deal that closed this week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 1, 2021
Meghan McCain announces that she’s leaving ‘The View’ at end of July
Meghan McCain, daughter of late Arizona political icon John McCain, is leaving her gig as the primary conservative voice on “The View.”
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 1, 2021
Arizona political leaders react to Supreme Court ruling on voting laws
Reaction rolled in from Arizona political leaders Thursday after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld two state voting laws that a lower court had deemed discriminatory.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 30, 2021Arizona election audit moving out of Coliseum, but process will continue
The Maricopa County election audit is wrapping up operations at Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum, but the Republican-ordered project will carry on -- more than two months after it started.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 30, 2021Start of Van Gogh exhibit delayed a month; Scottsdale revealed as location
The start of a ballyhooed Van Gogh art exhibit in the Valley has been pushed back a month and will be in a different city than originally promoted.