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 | Mar 4, 2021Arizona program to hand out $289M in federal COVID rent aid starts slowly
A state-run program to distribute $289 million in federal COVID-19 aid for renters in rural Arizona counties is off to a slow start.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 4, 2021Arizona nears milestone of 2 million COVID-19 vaccine shots
Arizona's COVID-19 vaccine push is on pace to reach the milestone of 2 million doses administered as soon as Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 4, 2021Arizona officials thinking about lifting COVID-19 restrictions
With metrics improving and vaccine distribution ramping up, Arizona public health officials are looking into lifting COVID-19 restrictions.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 3, 2021Gov. Ducey orders Arizona schools to offer in-person classes by March 15
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday ordered most of the state's K-12 schools to provide in-person instruction within two weeks.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 3, 2021Arizona’s state-run COVID vaccine sites not opening to essential workers
Arizona’s state-run COVID-19 vaccination sites have shifted focus to doling out shots by age, leaving counties to determine when other priority groups become eligible.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 2, 2021Arizona ethics panel tosses complaint state Sen. Wendy Rogers
The Arizona Senate Ethics Committee agreed that an investigation did not meet the “clear and convincing” standard required to sustain a complaint against Sen. Wendy Rogers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 2, 2021Arizona AG Brnovich ‘confident’ after Supreme Court hearing on voting laws
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said he “felt like it was a pretty good day” after defending two Arizona voting laws, including one that bans ballot harvesting, in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 2, 2021
Johnson & Johnson 1-shot vaccine will be distributed throughout Arizona soon
The newly authorized Johnson & Johnson one-shot COVID-19 vaccine should arrive in Arizona soon, and when it does it will be distributed throughout the state, Dr. Cara Christ said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 2, 2021Employee shoots, kills attacker at east Phoenix business, police say
An employee at an east Phoenix business shot and killed a man who attacked him with a “dangerous instrument” Monday night, police said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 2, 2021New Maggiore Group Italian restaurant in Scottsdale looking to hire 100
A new concept from the family of late Phoenix food icon Tomaso Maggiore is launching soon in Scottsdale and looking to hire 100 workers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 1, 2021Appointments at East Valley COVID-19 vaccine site gone in under 90 minutes
The first batch of appointments for the new state-run COVID-19 vaccination operation in Chandler were filled in about 90 minutes Monday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2021$220,000 renovation completed at 50-year-old Phoenix park
City officials unveiled a completed renovation project at a 50-year-old park in a south Phoenix neighborhood this week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 26, 2021Arizona AG Brnovich says US Supreme Court case is about election integrity
Arizona’s Republican attorney general says his U.S. Supreme Court case on the legality of two state voting laws is about defending election integrity, not preventing people from casting ballots.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 25, 2021GOP members seeking party election audit threaten to sue Kelli Ward
Arizona GOP Chairwoman Kelli Ward could find herself on the defendant’s end of an election lawsuit if she refuses to audit last month's state party voting.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 24, 2021
1-shot COVID-19 vaccine will be easy to roll out, Arizona health expert says
The pending Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine will be far easier to roll out than previous versions, Arizona health expert Dr. Will Humble said, and not just because it’s a one-and-done shot.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 24, 20218 Arizona CVS stores, including 5 in Phoenix area, giving COVID vaccines
Eight CVS stores in Arizona, including five in metro Phoenix, are now taking reservations for COVID-19 vaccinations for eligible populations.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 23, 2021Downtown Phoenix Deck Park Tunnel getting modern lighting system
The Arizona Department of Transportation embarked on a $1.4 million project last month to install a modern LED lighting system in the Interstate 10 Deck Park Tunnel in Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 23, 2021Maricopa County says election audits prove ‘no hacking or vote switching’
Maricopa County said Tuesday that its election equipment and software passed all tests done during audits by two independent firms.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 23, 2021Scottsdale hot dog shop praised by Yelp as top place to eat in Arizona
The top place to eat in Arizona, at least according to the "Yelp Community," is an unassuming hot dog shop in Scottsdale.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 22, 2021Identity of ‘Valentine Sally’ confirmed, solving 4-decade-old Arizona mystery
The mystery of “who is 'Valentine Sally?'” has been solved through DNA evidence nearly 40 years after her body was found on the side of an Arizona freeway.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 22, 2021US Supreme Court rejects Kelli Ward lawsuit over Arizona election
The U.S. Supreme Court put a lid on Arizona Republican Party Chairwoman Kelli Ward’s failed bid to overturn the state’s presidential election results.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 22, 2021Phoenix parents find fentanyl pills in glow worm toy from thrift store
Authorities are encouraging shoppers to thoroughly inspect their used purchases after a Phoenix family took home a snuggly toy stuffed with dangerous drugs.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 22, 2021East Valley to get state-run COVID-19 vaccine site next week
The Arizona health department is adding a fourth state-run site for mass COVID-19 vaccinations next week, this one in the East Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 21, 2021Arizona projected to approach pre-pandemic job totals in spring 2022
Arizona job levels are expected to approach pre-pandemic levels about a year from now, according to a new forecast.