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 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.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 19, 2021
Arizona allocates $100M in federal COVID-19 funding to counties
Arizona officials said the state is allocating $100 million of federal funding to county health departments to support COVID-19 testing and other mitigation efforts.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 19, 202134 Valley child sex crime suspects arrested in Operation Broken Hearts
Operation Broken Hearts, a multi-agency Phoenix-area sting targeting sexual predators, yielded 34 arrests on a variety of child sex crime charges, authorities said Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 19, 20213 suspects known as Jeepers Bandits arrested for Valley robbery spree
Three suspects known as the Jeepers Bandits have been arrested in connection with a string of 2020 Phoenix-area armed robberies, the FBI said Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 18, 2021Some of Arizona’s COVID-19 vaccine shipments still delayed by weather
Some, but not all, of Arizona’s weather-delayed COVID-19 vaccine shipments are on their way to the state, authorities said Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 18, 2021Arizona plans to allocate $230M for highway safety, capacity projects
Arizona is planning to allocate $230 million for projects to improve highway safety and capacity across the state.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 18, 2021No, Arizona isn’t on pace to run out of COVID-19 vaccines before weekend
According to Arizona's COVID-19 dashboard, vaccine administration is on pace to fully consume the available supply as soon as Friday. But the numbers can be misleading.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 17, 2021Arizona education department reveals plan for $1B in federal COVID aid
The Arizona Department of Education revealed Wednesday how more than $1 billion in new federal COVID relief funds for schools will be allocated.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 17, 2021Argument over barking dog preceded fatal west Phoenix shooting
An argument over a barking dog preceded a fatal shooting in west Phoenix this week, according to court documents.