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 | Jul 26, 2023The Yard Milkshake Bar now serving desserts in Glendale, coming to Goodyear next year
The Yard Milkshake Bar recently brought its over-the-top chilly treats to Glendale and plans to expand into Goodyear next year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 25, 2023Southern Arizona hospital gets $10M federal grant to expand rural health care access
A southern Arizona hospital was awarded a federal grant of nearly $10 million to expand rural health care access.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 21, 2023Arizona firefighter arrested for arson after allegedly starting multiple fires
A northern Arizona firefighter has been arrested for arson after allegedly confessing to setting multiple fires in recent weeks.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 21, 2023Will Phoenix finally see some rain this weekend? Maybe
Remember rain? It's been awhile, but Phoenix might actually see some in the coming days for the first time in over four months.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 21, 2023TSMC delays start of Phoenix chip factory production, citing skilled worker shortage
TSMC is delaying the start of production at its semiconductor facility being built in Phoenix, spotlighting Arizona's workforce challenges.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2023Phoenix breaks daily high temperature record for 3rd consecutive day
A record-shattering heat wave continued frying Phoenix on Thursday, as the city set a new daily high temperature mark for the third consecutive day.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2023Arizona lottery players miss $1B Powerball jackpot but don’t come up empty
There was no $1 billion jackpot in Arizona, but the state had a $1 million lottery winner Wednesday plus eight Powerball prizes worth at least $50,000.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 20, 2023Gallego nearly doubles Sinema’s Q2 fundraising in Arizona’s US Senate race
U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego was the top second-quarter fundraiser in Arizona’s Senate race, but incumbent Kyrsten Sinema has a larger war chest.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 19, 2023Former Arizona Rep. Shawnna Bolick appointed to fill Senate seat vacated by Steve Kaiser
Republican Shawnna Bolick is returning to the Arizona Legislature after the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors appointed her to replace ex-Sen. Steve Kaiser.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 18, 2023Don’t forget about Phoenix’s other extreme weather streak: 4 months without rain
Although thunderstorms just dumped heavy rain on Tucson, the Phoenix dry spell is expected to continue at least through the week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 18, 2023Record heat wave: Phoenix breaks mark for longest streak of 110-degree days
The Phoenix heat wave singed another mark into the record books Tuesday, when it reached 110 degrees for the 19th consecutive day.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 14, 2023Phoenix could approach 120 degrees this weekend as heat wave continues
There's an outside chance that temperatures will soar to the rarely seen 120-degree level in Phoenix this weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 14, 2023Gilbert offers residents up to $800 to replace grass with low-water landscape
The East Valley town of Gilbert recently launched a financial incentive program to encourage residents to remove grass from their yards.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 13, 2023Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone says high temperatures lead to bad behavior
Maricopa County Sheriff Paul Penzone wants cooler heads to prevail while temperatures, and crime, rise in metro Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 12, 2023Arizona Supt. Tom Horne thinks transgender sports case will end up at Supreme Court
Tom Horne says he’ll go to the U.S. Supreme Court, if needed, to defend an Arizona law that bans transgender girls from participating in school sports.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 12, 2023Arizona woman gets prison sentence for impersonating nurse practitioner
An Arizona woman who pretended to be a nurse practitioner, and even wrote prescriptions, was sentenced to five years in state prison.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 12, 2023Phoenix heat wave: ‘I don’t see anything that’s going to stop it’
The ongoing streak of 110-degree days in Phoenix will almost certainly keep sizzling until it breaks a 49-year-old record.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 11, 2023When will metro Phoenix start seeing monsoon activity?
Will Phoenix-area residents have use for their umbrellas other than to shield them from the sun anytime soon?
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 10, 2023Excessive heat warning extended again, will be longest ever in metro Phoenix
As metro Phoenix's unrelenting heat wave continues, the Valley's ongoing excessive heat warning has been extended to a record length.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 7, 2023Phoenix creates specialty court for people experiencing homelessness
The city of Phoenix is creating a specialty court to handle certain cases involving people experiencing homelessness.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 5, 2023Metro Phoenix remains under excessive heat warning at least through Friday
With dangerous conditions persisting, metro Phoenix remains under an excessive heat warning at least through Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 3, 2023Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego to chair board of Valley transportation agency
The mayor of Arizona’s largest city was selected to lead the governing board of the Valley’s regional transportation planning agency for the next year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 30, 2023With blood supplies running low, Vitalant seeks donors for Valley drive
Arizona's largest nonprofit community blood provider is seeking hundreds of donors for a holiday weekend drive in Tempe.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 29, 2023Phoenix creating structured campground as part of Zone homeless encampment cleanup
The city of Phoenix is creating a structured campground for people who are being cleared out of the Zone homeless encampment but refuse to move to an indoor shelter.