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 | Dec 7, 2023Construction underway on a 20-acre industrial park in Phoenix called Park 91
Construction is underway on a 20-acre industrial park in southwest Phoenix called Park 91, developers announced Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 7, 2023Def Leppard, Journey joining forces for 2024 stadium tour with August date in Phoenix
Get ready to hold up your lighter and sing along when Def Leppard and Journey stop in Phoenix next summer on their co-headlining tour.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 6, 2023Rep. Juan Ciscomani wants Arizona National Guard to provide border support
U.S. Rep. Juan Ciscomani said he would like to see the National Guard deployed to southern Arizona to help alleviate the strain on border security resources.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 6, 2023Arizona gets federal funding for Phoenix-Tucson passenger rail planning
The first federal funds have been allocated for reestablishing passenger rail service between Phoenix and Tucson, U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton of Arizona announced.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 5, 2023Arizona gets $24M federal grant for wildlife overpass, fencing on I-17 south of Flagstaff
Arizona was awarded $24 million in federal funding for a project designed to make travel safer for motorists and wildlife along Interstate 17 south of Flagstaff.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 5, 2023Hale Centre Theatre opening concert hall in downtown Gilbert in 2024
The Hale Centre Theatre is opening a music venue next month, bringing another entertainment option to downtown Gilbert.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 4, 2023Closure of Lukeville Port of Entry in Arizona devastating for Puerto Peñasco tourism
Puerto Peñasco tourism screeched to a halt Monday after U.S. border officials closed the main port of entry between Phoenix and the Mexican beach town.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 4, 2023Gilbert residents would see monthly utility bills jump by more than $50 under proposal
Gilbert residents would pay about $25 more per month next year and over $50 more within three years under proposed utility rate and fee hikes.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 1, 2023Major Arizona border crossing to close, with staffing redirected to catch migrants
U.S. officials are closing the Lukeville Port of Entry on the Arizona-Mexico border Monday to better deal with a surge in illegal crossings.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 30, 2023Weather system expected to bring rain to Phoenix area, snow to northern Arizona
A winter weather system is expected to bring widespread rain to the Phoenix area starting Thursday night and the largest snowstorm of the season to northern Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 30, 2023‘Doomsday Mom’ Lori Vallow Daybell booked into Phoenix jail after extradition from Idaho
Lori Vallow Daybell, the infamous “Doomsday Mom,” was booked into a Phoenix jail on Thursday after being extradited from Idaho.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 30, 2023International Dark Sky Discovery Center sets March 2024 groundbreaking in Fountain Hills
After years of planning, construction on the International Dark Sky Discovery Center in Fountain Hills is set to start in March 2024.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 30, 2023Owners of Rio Mirage Café buy land for 3rd West Valley restaurant
The owners of Rio Mirage Café recently plunked down $2.3 million on a plot of land in Goodyear to expand their West Valley restaurant business.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 29, 2023Manzana, an eye-catching mixed-use project, coming to Phoenix’s Roosevelt Row
An eye-catching mixed-use project called Manzana is coming to the Roosevelt Row Arts District in downtown Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 29, 2023Companies building Frito-Lay facility in Gilbert get $12M construction loan
The companies developing a shipping and distribution center for Frito-Lay in Gilbert have obtained a $12 million construction loan.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 28, 2023Chilling out: Upcoming Valley weather includes highs in 60s, possibility of rain
A weather system of cool air is poised to chill the Valley later this week and possibly bring rain to the Phoenix area.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 27, 2023Volunteer cold case detectives help put suspect in 1995 Arizona sexual assault case behind bars
Volunteer detectives in Arizona helped put a suspect from a 28-year-old rape case behind bars, authorities announced Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 22, 2023It’s ZooLights season: What to know about popular Phoenix Zoo event
ZooLights, the Phoenix Zoo's popular annual holiday extravaganza, makes its seasonal debut on Wednesday night.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 22, 2023Arizona drug dealer sentenced to 6 years for selling fentanyl that caused Valley teen’s fatal overdose
An Arizona man was sentenced to six years in prison for supplying the fentanyl pills that caused a Valley teenager's fatal overdose.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 21, 2023Arizona DPS troopers seize about 262 pounds of fentanyl pills in span of a week
Arizona state troopers seized about 262 pounds of fentanyl pills during multiple incidents over a weeklong stretch earlier this month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 21, 2023Satisfaction: Rolling Stones to play at State Farm Stadium in Glendale on 2024 tour
The Rolling Stones, aka "World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band," will satisfy their Phoenix-area fans when they hit the road in 2024.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 21, 2023April opening set for new Valleywise Health hospital in Phoenix as work nears completion
Nearly four years after groundbreaking, construction on Valleywise Health’s new flagship hospital in Phoenix is nearly finished.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 21, 2023Arizona wildlife officials ask hunters to bring in heads of deer, elk to check for disease
Arizona wildlife officials are asking hunters to bring in the heads of harvested deer and elk to be checked for signs of chronic wasting disease.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 17, 2023Next round of metro Phoenix storm activity could include heavier rain, lightning
The weather system that ended Phoenix's two-month rainless streak on Thursday is expected to bring another, more potent, round of activity to the region.