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 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.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 24, 2023Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs names retired judge to new death penalty review post
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Friday appointed a retired federal judge to lead an in-depth review of the state's death penalty process.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 24, 2023Drugs valued at $13M seized in Arizona investigation targeting Sinaloa cartel
Federal, state and local authorities on Thursday unveiled the results of a three-year investigation targeting the Sinaloa drug cartel in Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 23, 20232 more metro Phoenix Bed Bath & Beyond stores marked for closure
Two metro Phoenix stores appear on Bed Bath & Beyond’s 2023 closure list, as the struggling home goods retailer scales back while trying to stay afloat.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 23, 2023Here’s what Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said about Brnovich investigation findings
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs called revelations that former Attorney General Mark Brnovich withheld findings from his office’s election investigation “concerning, to say the least.”
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 23, 2023Arizona Gov. Hobbs pulls Child Safety nominee in 2nd cabinet setback
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs withdrew a second cabinet nominee after what Republicans called "troubling events" came to light involving her Department of Child Safety pick.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 22, 2023Mayes releases Arizona election investigation findings that Brnovich withheld
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes released documents compiled during her predecessor’s investigation of the 2020 election, triggering a flood of criticism aimed at Mark Brnovich.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 22, 2023
Rent fell faster over last year in metro Phoenix than anywhere else in US
No metro area among the nation's 50 largest saw a faster decline in residential rent over the last 12 months than the Valley, according to Rent.com.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 22, 2023Mesa allocates $5M of federal funding to address food insecurity
Mesa earmarked $5 million of federal funding to address food insecurity over the next three years, city announced Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 21, 2023Welcome to the desert: Guns N’ Roses to rock Phoenix baseball stadium
Guns N' Roses will turn Phoenix's Chase Field into a jungle this fall during the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band's 2023 World Tour.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 17, 2023Arizona officials hopeful for action after Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s border visit
Freshman Arizona Rep. Juan Ciscomani welcomed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to the border in Cochise County on Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 17, 2023Rep. Ruben Gallego: Military should have been better prepared for balloon response
U.S. Rep. Ruben Gallego of Arizona said the Department of Defense should know that not every unidentified object in the sky is a threat.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 17, 2023Arizona Lottery unveils $50 scratch-off ticket with top prizes of $5M
The Arizona Lottery recently unveiled its second $50 Scratcher game, Set For Life, with six top prizes of $5 million up for grabs.