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 | May 19, 2021Smile, Arizona: State sees increase in happy people, according to poll
Smiles are trending in Arizona, where 70% of adults consider themselves somewhat or very happy, according to a recent poll.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 19, 2021Arizona increasing COVID-19 vaccine outreach targeting underserved areas
Arizona public health officials are increasing their efforts to get adults and eligible kids in underserved areas vaccinated against COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 19, 2021Fentanyl test strip bill from Arizona lawmaker who lost son becomes law
A year after Arizona Sen. Christine Marsh’s adult son died of a fentanyl overdose, the Democratic lawmaker’s bill legalizing products that detect the powerful narcotic was signed into law.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 19, 20215 women among 7 nominees for Arizona Supreme Court vacancy
Seven candidates, including five women, have been nominated to fill the Arizona Supreme Court’s vacancy, officials announced Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 18, 2021Police find woman dead, 3 small kids unharmed at Phoenix apartment
Police making a welfare check found a woman dead and her three small children unattended but unharmed at a Phoenix apartment on Monday night, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 18, 2021
Arizona Senate election audit meeting still on without defiant county officials
The Arizona Senate meeting about its controversial Maricopa County election audit will go on Tuesday with the head Cyber Ninja, but no county officials, in attendance.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 18, 2021Arizona Regent Karrin Taylor Robson joins GOP race for governor
Republican Karrin Taylor Robson, a member of the board that governs Arizona’s public universities, has entered the 2022 race for governor.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 18, 2021Poll shows Sen. Mark Kelly with leads over potential GOP challengers
Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, who faces reelection in 2022, holds comfortable but not insurmountable leads over his potential Republican challengers, according to recent polling.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 17, 2021Maricopa County holding meeting Monday to refute audit allegations
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors will refute allegations related to the ongoing election audit ordered by the Arizona Senate during a public meeting Monday afternoon.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 17, 2021Republican Kimberly Yee, Arizona’s treasurer, announces run for governor
Republican Arizona Treasurer Kimberly Yee launched her 2022 campaign for governor with a video that champions former President Donald Trump’s business and border policies and at times echoes his rhetoric.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 14, 2021Arizona Sen. Fann has ‘confidence’ in audit but is ‘disappointed’ it’s not done
Arizona Senate President Karen Fann said Friday she hasn’t lost confidence in the contractors working on the Maricopa County election audit but was hoping they would be done faster.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 14, 2021At least 1 county official rejects Arizona Senate’s election audit meeting request
At least one member of the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, Republican Clint Hickman, is refusing to attend a meeting requested by the Arizona Senate about the ongoing election audit.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 13, 2021Alice Cooper selling Andy Warhol painting through Scottsdale gallery
Rock legend and notorious nice guy Alice Cooper is auctioning off an Andy Warhol painting he forgot about for decades before rediscovering in the garage of his Valley home.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 13, 2021Southwest adding 4 nonstop Hawaii destinations from Phoenix Sky Harbor
Southwest Airlines announced plans Thursday to launch routes between Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and four destinations in Hawaii.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 13, 2021
Arizona reports 544 new COVID-19 cases, 8 additional deaths Thursday
Arizona reported 544 new coronavirus cases and eight additional deaths from COVID-19 on Thursday, the day kids ages 12-15 became eligible for vaccines.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 12, 2021Lottery ticket worth nearly $666K sold at Arizona ‘ghost town’
Barely a blip on the map in northwest Arizona, White Hills is more exciting than Las Vegas for the lucky Arizona Lottery player who bought a jackpot ticket there.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 12, 2021Arizona sheriff says video network launch won’t interfere with his job
An Arizona sheriff says his new streaming video network highlighting the work of law enforcement won’t interfere with his day job.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 12, 2021
Here’s what Arizona parents should know about COVID-19 vaccines for kids
Here’s what parents and guardians need to know about getting their tweens and younger teens vaccinated against COVID-19 in Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 11, 2021Arizona Sec. Hobbs wants audit to reveal security plan for pending hiatus
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs is demanding details about how voting equipment and nearly 2.1 million ballots will be secured when the state Senate-ordered audit of the 2020 Maricopa County election goes on a planned hiatus.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 11, 2021COVID vaccines for kids 12-15 could start in Arizona as soon as Thursday
Arizona's high-capacity state-run COVID-19 vaccination sites will be ready to give shots to kids ages 12-15 on Thursday if the group gains final federal clearance as expected.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 10, 2021Arizona GOP state senator who opposes audit says he can’t stop it
One Arizona Republican Senator is speaking out against the ongoing Maricopa County election audit ordered by his own party’s leadership, but he said there’s nothing he can do to stop it.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 10, 2021Pipeline cyberattack won’t hurt Arizona motorists, gas expert says
Arizona gas prices are unlikely to rise as a result of last week’s cyberattack on a major U.S. pipeline, according to a national expert, and they might go down in some areas.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 7, 2021Tiger Woods’ PopStroke lines up 2 mini golf courses for metro Phoenix
PopStroke, a company co-owned by golf legend Tiger Woods, has lined up a new venture in metro Phoenix: a pair of entertainment centers featuring 18-hole putting courses.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 7, 2021Checks on way to APS customers as part of $24M settlement
Nearly a quarter of a million checks are on their way to Arizona Public Service customers as part of a $24 million settlement over misleading service plan information.