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 19, 2022Trump says Arizona US Senate endorsement coming soon, criticizes Brnovich
Donald Trump said that he'll soon be making an endorsement in Arizona's U.S. Senate race, and it appears state Attorney General Mark Brnovich is out of the running.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 18, 2022Phoenix shooting evidence includes phones in toilet, blood on car mats, cellular data
Investigators used phone records to help identify a woman they say helped Nicholas Cowan evade authorities after he allegedly shot a Phoenix police officer last week, according to court documents.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 18, 2022Jim Lamon dominates GOP field financially in Arizona race for US Senate
Deep-pocketed businessman Jim Lamon spent nearly twice as much as Arizona’s four other Republican candidates for U.S. Senate combined over the first three months of the year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 18, 2022Phoenix Police to use wounded officer’s handcuffs on shooting suspect
When police take Nicholas Cowan from a hospital room to a jail cell, the hospitalized Phoenix officer he's accused of shooting will take part in the arrest -- through her handcuffs.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 15, 2022
More Arizona Republicans identify as Trump supporters than party supporters
Arizona Republicans are more likely to classify themselves as supporters of former President Donald Trump than as supporters of the party, according to a new poll.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 15, 20223 GOP Maricopa County attorney candidates invited to interview for interim gig
The three Republican candidates for Maricopa County attorney have been invited to interview for a chance to hold the job until voters choose Allister Adel's replacement.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 15, 2022Wounded Phoenix officer ‘doing well’; chief ‘angry and tired’ over shootings
A Phoenix police officer was “resting comfortably” a day after she was shot by a man who remains on the loose, Chief Jeri Williams said Friday morning, adding that she was "angry and tired" about a surge of violence against law enforcement.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 13, 2022Here’s what latest poll says about Arizona GOP primaries for governor, senator, other races
Arizona gubernatorial candidate Karrin Taylor Robson and U.S. Senate hopeful Jim Lamon are within single digits of the front-runners in their Republican primary races, according to polling released Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 12, 2022Sendoso relocating headquarters from California to Arcadia area of Phoenix
Sendoso, a business software developer, is relocating its headquarters from San Francisco to Phoenix later this year, bringing nearly 1,000 jobs to the Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 12, 2022Arizona Democratic Party seeks probe into alleged GOP gerrymandering
The Arizona Democratic Party is seeking a formal investigation into allegations that Republicans on the state’s redistricting commission helped protect the seats of three sitting GOP legislators in violation of the state constitution.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 11, 2022Legal challenges seek to keep Biggs, Gosar, Finchem off Arizona ballots
A nonprofit legal advocacy group is waging a legal battle to keep three Arizona Republicans off this year’s primary ballots over their alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2022AG Brnovich won’t say if widespread voter fraud found, cites ongoing investigation
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said Friday he can’t say if his office has uncovered evidence of widespread fraud in the 2020 election because the investigation is ongoing.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 8, 2022Man convicted in Arizona ceiling fan theft scheme sentenced to 5 years
One of three men convicted in a scheme to steal dozens of ceiling fans from Arizona home improvement stores and sell them online was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 7, 2022Collectible toymaker Funko moving main US distribution center to West Valley
Collectible toymaker Funko is relocating its main U.S. distribution center to Buckeye, the company announced Thursday. The 958,000-square-foot facility is set to be operational this month and create 300 jobs.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 7, 2022Sens. Sinema, Kelly introduce bill to delay lifting of Title 42 border policy
Arizona’s two Democratic U.S. senators are part of a bipartisan group that introduced a bill Thursday to delay the Biden administration’s plan to lift the Title 42 border policy.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 6, 2022Ukranian official bringing ‘shopping list’ to Arizona Legislature joint session
Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers said a Ukrainian official is bringing a “shopping list” to a special joint session of the Legislature on Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 5, 2022Dark Sky Discovery Center in Fountain Hills moving closer to reality
Plans for the International Dark Sky Discovery Center, which will house the Phoenix area’s largest telescope, are coming into focus.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 29, 2022Arizona joins 21-state lawsuit seeking to end transportation mask mandate
Arizona joined a 21-state coalition in a lawsuit filed Tuesday seeking to end the nationwide requirement for face masks on airplanes and other public transportation.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 29, 2022Music legend Elton John adds 2nd Phoenix stadium show to farewell tour
Music icon Elton John is stretching out his long goodbye, with a second Chase Field show added to his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 28, 2022Location, location, location: Vacant Paradise Valley home lot sells for $9.4M
A vacant piece of land in Paradise Valley sold last week for $9.4 million, a record for a single-family residential lot in the state’s wealthiest community.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 25, 2022West Valley man gets probation after voting illegally in 6 elections
A West Valley man was sentenced Friday to probation and a fine for voting illegally in multiple elections, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 25, 2022Arizona schools leader urges Gov. Ducey to veto bills on transgender sports, surgery
Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman is urging Gov. Doug Ducey to veto two bills impacting transgender students that she calls “bigoted government overreach.”
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 25, 2022Every Arizona county now has low COVID-19 community level, CDC says
Every county in Arizona has a COVID-19 community level of low for the first time since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its guidance system last month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 25, 2022Firefighters battle early-morning blaze at Phoenix sushi restaurant
Firefighters were called early Friday to battled a blaze at a sushi restaurant in Phoenix, authorities said.