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 16, 2023Kevin Robinson says his police experience will benefit Phoenix City Council
Newly elected Kevin Robinson said Thursday his “lived experience” as a police officer will benefit the Phoenix City Council when he takes office next month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 13, 2023Voters in 2 Phoenix districts to decide city council runoff election Tuesday
Tuesday is Election Day for two Phoenix City Council runoff races. District 6 and 8 voters can cast ballots at one of 10 polling places.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 13, 2023Gov. Katie Hobbs travels to Middle East for Arizona National Guard partnership with Oman
Gov. Katie Hobbs traveled to the Middle East to take part in a signing ceremony for a partnership between the Arizona National Guard and the Sultanate of Oman.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 13, 2023Glendale becomes Swift City to honor Taylor Swift’s State Farm Stadium shows
Glendale will temporarily be known as Swift City in honor of superstar Taylor Swift's two concerts at State Farm Stadium this week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 10, 2023Tiger cub in illegal sale case ‘active and healthy’ at Scottsdale wildlife center
The Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center in Scottsdale has been taking care of a tiger cub seized by police in January.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 10, 2023Gun violence study shows Phoenix with high rate of fatal shootings by police
A new study shows that Phoenix has the highest rate of fatal shootings by police departments out of the nation's 10 largest cities.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 10, 2023Scottsdale man convicted of defrauding investors out of over $20M
A Scottsdale man was convicted last week on charges that he defrauding investors out of more than $20 million, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 9, 2023Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes GOP bill aimed at banning CRT in public schools
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs, as expected, vetoed a Republican bill Thursday aimed at keeping critical race theory out of K-12 public schools.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 8, 2023Police dog that escaped in West Valley attacked man while loose
The Avondale police dog that escaped from his handler's home this week bloodied a man in a vicious attack before being captured, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 7, 2023Arizona AG Mayes sues Cochise County for putting recorder in charge of elections
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes filed a lawsuit Tuesday that seeks to keep Cochise County from putting its Republican recorder in control of elections.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 6, 2023Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs nominates Child Safety director after pulling initial pick
After withdrawing her initial Department of Child Safety director pick last month, Gov. Katie Hobbs on Monday nominated a former state lawmaker to the cabinet post.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 6, 2023Judge sanctions Arizona Republican for ‘groundless’ election challenge
An Arizona judge issued sanctions against Mark Finchem and his attorney for acting "in bad faith" by filing a "groundless" election lawsuit last year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 4, 2023Surprisingly wet winter pulls most of Arizona out of drought conditions
Two-thirds of Arizona is no longer experiencing drought conditions, an abrupt change following a surprisingly wet winter.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 3, 2023Arizona Gov. Hobbs says state won’t carry out new execution warrant
Gov. Katie Hobbs said Friday the state will not carry out the execution warrant granted by the Arizona Supreme Court a day earlier.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 2, 2023Arizona task force targets organized retail theft of baby formula, SNAP benefits
Authorities revealed the results of a six-month investigation into organized retail theft in Arizona on Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 2, 2023
Most Arizona Republicans don’t think election was stolen from Kari Lake, poll finds
Most Arizona Republican voters don’t agree with Kari Lake’s charges that she was cheated out of the 2022 governor’s race, according to poll results.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 1, 2023Tempe slashes permit fee for businesses that want to host live music
Tempe is embracing its history as a Valley music hot spot by making it cheaper for businesses to host live performances for the next year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 1, 2023Gov. Katie Hobbs says dismissal of Arizona-Mexico Commission is just a start
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said she wants to tear down and rebuild the hundreds of state boards and commissions that are part of her office.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 1, 2023Here’s what you need to know about M3F music festival in Phoenix this weekend
More than 30 acts will cross three stages at Hance Park in downtown Phoenix during this weekend's M3F music festival.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 28, 2023Man indicted for allegedly trying to sell tiger cub in Phoenix
The man arrested last month for allegedly trying to sell a tiger cub to undercover Phoenix police last month has been indicted, authorities announced Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 28, 2023Japanese discount retailer Daiso making Arizona debut in Chandler
Daiso is holding a grand opening celebration this weekend in Chandler, the Japanese discount retailer's first Arizona location.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2023Here’s the latest on truck plowing into bicyclists in Goodyear over weekend
New information was released Monday about the weekend incident where a driver plowed into a group of bicyclists in Goodyear, killing two, but many questions remained unanswered.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2023Pearl Harbor survivor, WWII hero Jack Holder dies in Chandler at age 101
Jack Holder, a Pearl Harbor survivor and World War II hero who settled in Chandler, died Friday at age 101.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 27, 2023Phoenix reaches its ‘zero waste’ goal with Super Bowl event trash
Phoenix scored a touchdown by reaching its "zero waste" goal of keeping almost all of the trash from Super Bowl XLVII events out of the landfill.