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 27, 2021
Valley prosecutors consider charging Lori Vallow in ex-husband’s death
Metro Phoenix prosecutors are considering whether to charge Lori Vallow Daybell in the death of her estranged husband, who was fatally shot nearly two years before she was indicted for murder in Idaho this week in the deaths of her two children.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 27, 2021Legendary Willie Nelson bringing Outlaw Music Festival to Phoenix
Country legend Willie Nelson will soon be on the road again with his Outlaw Music Festival Tour, including a fall stop in Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 26, 2021
Arizonans oppose GOP state budget plan by wide margin, according to poll
Arizona voters oppose the state budget proposed by Republican leaders by a double-digit margin, according to new polling.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 26, 2021Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona urges GOP to approve Jan. 6 commission
Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona is urging Senate Republicans to greenlight a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 25, 2021Suspect charged with murder in shooting death of girlfriend in Phoenix
A Glendale man was charged with first-degree murder Monday in the shooting death of his girlfriend in Phoenix over weekend, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 25, 2021Scottsdale police arrest 2 more for looting at Fashion Square last year
Two more suspects have been charged in connection to the unrest at Scottsdale Fashion Square nearly a year ago, bringing the arrest total to 61, authorities said Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 25, 2021Arizona sanctuary caring for 7 big cats seized from ‘Tiger King’ facility
An Arizona sanctuary said it’s taking care of seven of the 68 big cats seized by federal authorities last week from an animal park featured in the Netflix series “Tiger King.”
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 25, 2021Glendale breaks ground on fishing lake at Heroes Regional Park
Officials held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday at a 4-acre plot of Glendale Heroes Regional Park that will be transformed into a fishing lake over the coming months.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 24, 2021Arizona moves closer to goal of sports betting by start of NFL season
Sports betting is on track to begin in Arizona by the start of the NFL season after federal authorities approved an updated tribal gaming compact with the state on Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 24, 2021
Arizona Senate election audit official: ‘Ludicrous’ to say machines ruined
Arizona Senate liaison Ken Bennett said it's "totally ludicrous" to think Maricopa County’s voting machines can’t be reused after the ongoing election audit.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 21, 2021Arizona accuses rural internet provider of charging for speeds it didn’t deliver
Arizona is part of a multistate federal lawsuit that accuses a communications company that serves mostly rural areas of charging customers for internet speeds they weren’t actually getting.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 21, 2021Valley dad, mom, son arrested for allegedly trafficking stolen goods
A Valley couple and their adult son have been arrested for allegedly trafficking large quantities of items shoplifted from Phoenix-area Home Depot, Lowe’s and Target stores, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 20, 2021Hobbs says voting machines can’t be reused, were ‘compromised’ by audit
Arizona’s top elections official is telling Maricopa County leaders that the equipment they were forced to turn over for the ongoing Arizona Senate audit “has been compromised” and can’t be used in future elections.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 20, 2021Arizona’s Republicans all vote against House bill to create Jan. 6 commission
No Arizona Republicans were among the 35 House members in their party who voted with Democrats in favor of creating a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
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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.