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 | Apr 7, 2026Here’s how to help good causes, reduce your tax burden on Arizona Gives Day
Arizona Gives Day, an annual campaign that encourages Arizonans to support nonprofits while reducing their own tax burden, is happening April 7.
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ARIZONA TRAFFIC | Apr 7, 20262 crashes delay morning commute on Loop 303 in northwest Valley
Two collisions delayed traffic on northbound Loop 303 in the northwest Valley on Tuesday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 6, 2026Deputies make 8 arrests, find over 150 roosters during Maricopa County cockfighting bust
Eight people were arrested when authorities busted a cockfighting operation in rural Maricopa County over the weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 6, 2026Search continues after woman injured in overnight shooting in Phoenix
The search for a suspect continued into Monday afternoon after an overnight shooting in Phoenix.
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ARIZONA WATER WATCH NEWS | Apr 6, 2026Interior Sec. Doug Burgum on Colorado River talks: ‘Everybody’s got to make some sacrifices’
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Arizona and the other states that use Colorado River water need to make sacrifices as they divvy up a shrinking but crucial resource.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 6, 2026Woman sentenced to 2.75 years in Arizona prison for trying to sell fentanyl pills
A woman who tried to sell over 1.5 pounds of fentanyl pills in Arizona was sentenced to nearly three years in prison last week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 6, 20269 hospitalized after 2-vehicle collision in northwest Valley
Nine people were hospitalized after a two-vehicle collision in Peoria on Sunday night, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 3, 2026Victim in early-morning shooting in Glendale has died
A man was killed in an early-morning shooting near 59th and Missouri avenues in Glendale on Friday, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 3, 2026Arizona woman sentenced to over 50 years in prison for child molestation, bestiality
An Arizona woman who admitted to committing sexual acts with a toddler she was babysitting and a service dog will be locked up until she is in her 90s.
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ARIZONA REAL ESTATE & HOUSING NEWS | Apr 3, 2026Paradise Valley estate sells for $12.25M, setting price-per-square-foot record for its age
A seven-year-old hillside estate in Paradise Valley recently sold for $12.25 million. The deal set a price-per-square-foot record for a home of its age.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 2, 2026Detached cement truck wheels crash through wall of occupied Arizona home
An Arizona man escaped injury when a set of large wheels from a cement truck smashed through the wall of his home Wednesday night.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 2, 2026Fan injured in fall at Chase Field after Diamondbacks’ victory over Tigers
A fan was injured in a fall at Chase Field after the Arizona Diamondbacks’ victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday afternoon.
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ARIZONA REAL ESTATE & HOUSING NEWS | Apr 2, 2026Why are metro Phoenix home sales slowing? Local expert explains market forces
A variety of market conditions are combining to sour both sides of the home sale market in metro Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 2, 2026Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run collision on McDowell Road in west Phoenix
A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run collision in west Phoenix on Wednesday night, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 2, 2026Arizona girl who disappeared when she was 13 found alive 32 years later
An Arizona girl who went missing in 1994 when she was 13 was found alive 32 years later, authorities announced Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 1, 2026Suspect arrested in fatal Mill Avenue shooting in downtown Tempe
The search for a suspect continues after a man was killed in a shooting on Mill Avenue in downtown Tempe over the weekend, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 1, 2026Appeals court says Legislature lacks standing in Grand Canyon national monument lawsuit
The Arizona Republicans who sued to dismantle the Grand Canyon-area national monument created by President Joe Biden don’t have legal standing in the case
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ARIZONA BORDER AND IMMIGRATION NEWS | Apr 1, 2026Republican state lawmaker requests investigation into legality of Phoenix’s new ICE policy
A state lawmaker wants the Arizona Attorney General’s Office to investigate Phoenix's new policy on federal immigration enforcement activities.
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ARIZONA TRAFFIC | Apr 1, 2026Driver dead after getting out of SUV, running into traffic following collision on US 60
A driver was struck and killed after getting into a collision and running into traffic on US 60 in Mesa on Wednesday morning.
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ARIZONA POLITICS NEWS | Mar 31, 2026Should Arizonans be waiting to submit tax returns? GOP leaders say ‘go ahead and file’
Republican leaders are telling Arizonans there is no reason to delay filing their tax returns despite continued uncertainty about state forms.
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ARIZONA WEATHER NEWS | Mar 31, 2026Light showers spritz parts of the Phoenix area, but don’t expect much more
Did you get rained on Tuesday? If so, consider yourself lucky. Light showers dotted parts of the Phoenix area but didn’t leave much of a mark.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 31, 2026President Donald Trump to join Erika Kirk at Turning Point USA event in Phoenix
President Donald Trump will appear at a Turning Point USA event in Phoenix in April, the conservative activist group cofounded by Kirk announced Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 31, 2026Mylar balloons cause thousands of Valley customers to temporarily lose power
Mylar balloons caused thousands of Valley customers to temporarily lose power over the weekend, prompting utility officials to issue a warning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 30, 2026Phoenix Police release names of 2 people killed in apparent murder-suicide
Authorities released the names of the two people who died in an apparent murder-suicide in northwest Phoenix over the weekend.