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 23, 2021Adopted girl in Phoenix case died of abuse, neglect, medical report says
The adopted girl whose skeletal remains were found at a Phoenix home last year died of physical abuse and neglect, according to the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 23, 2021Alice Cooper headlining benefit concert Saturday at Mesa golf course
Rock legend, philanthropist and Valley resident Alice Cooper is staging a benefit concert with other big hitters at a Mesa golf course Saturday night.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 22, 2021Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema helps introduce bipartisan border legislation
A bipartisan group of Congress members from both chambers, including Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, proposed legislation to address the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 22, 2021Police identify man killed in ‘family shooting’ in Mesa last week
Police have released the identity of the man found dead along with a child and two dogs in what’s being called a "family shooting" in Mesa last week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 22, 2021Phoenix City Council chooses Carlos Garcia as vice mayor
The Phoenix City Council elected Councilman Carlos Garcia as vice mayor on Wednesday, another step up the political ladder for the social justice activist.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 22, 2021Arizona surpasses milestone of 2M people fully vaccinated for COVID-19
Arizona’s COVID-19 prevention efforts passed an "exciting" milestone on Thursday, with more than 2 million people now fully vaccinated in the state.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 21, 2021While in Yuma, Ducey urges Biden to use ‘vast powers’ to help at border
During a visit to Yuma, Gov. Doug Ducey implored President Joe Biden to unleash the federal government’s “vast powers” to address the situation at the border.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 20, 2021Gov. Ducey declares border emergency, deploys Arizona National Guard
Gov. Doug Ducey declared a state of emergency over the border situation Tuesday and said he will deploy the state National Guard to support law enforcement efforts in southern Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 20, 2021Police searching for suspect in carjacking at Phoenix grade school
Authorities are searching for a man who stole a vehicle from a teenager at a Phoenix elementary school while fleeing from police Tuesday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 20, 2021Forbes ranks 5 Arizona employers among best in nation for diversity
Four Arizona-based businesses and one university made Forbes’ 2021 list of the 500 best employers for diversity in the United States.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 20, 2021Pedestrian dead after hit-and-run collision with truck on Phoenix street
Authorities are searching for the driver of a pickup truck that struck and killed a pedestrian before fleeing in west Phoenix on Monday night.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 19, 2021UArizona president ‘strongly’ favors requiring vaccines for students, staff
University of Arizona President Robert Robbins said Monday he's "strongly" in favor of mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for students and staff.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 19, 20212 new Phoenix City Council members take oath of office for first time
The Phoenix City Council will have a new look when it gets down to business this week after two new members were sworn in Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 19, 2021Wreckage of missing plane found near Flagstaff; 2 occupants killed
Authorities located the wreckage of a missing plane with two deceased occupants near Flagstaff early Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 19, 2021Arizona Gov. Ducey bans government-mandated ‘vaccine passports’
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday issued an executive order barring government-mandated "vaccine passports" in the state.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 19, 2021
First lady Jill Biden to visit Navajo Nation in Arizona this week
First lady Jill Biden announced plans to visit the capital of Navajo Nation in Arizona on Thursday and Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 16, 2021Former officer at Phoenix prison sentenced for sexually abusing inmate
A former federal prison officer who pleaded guilty to sexually abusing an inmate in Phoenix was sentenced Thursday to eight months behind bars.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 16, 2021GCU to hold ceremonies for record graduating class next week
Grand Canyon University will honor a record graduating class of around 28,000 students with in-person ceremonies starting next week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 16, 2021Chandler tutor charged with fraud for allegedly concealing arrest history
A Chandler man with a history of child sex crime arrests was charged with fraud for allegedly misrepresenting his background in order to obtain work as a private tutor.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 15, 2021
Board approves ASU, UArizona, NAU tuition proposals for 2021-22
The Arizona Board of Regents approved tuition proposals that keep 2021-22 base rates unchanged for resident undergraduates at the state’s three public universities.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 15, 2021Gov. Ducey signs Arizona gambling expansion, with legal sports betting
Gov. Doug Ducey signed a tribal gaming compact and associated legislation to authorize a wide-ranging expansion of legal gambling, including sports betting, in Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 14, 2021Tempe mainstay Rula Bula pub to close in June when lease expires
The final last call is approaching for Rula Bula Irish Pub and Restaurant, a downtown Tempe fixture for more than 20 years.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 14, 2021Memorial for Buckeye fire chief to include West Valley procession
A procession along West Valley streets and highways will be part of the memorial activities for Buckeye Fire Chief Bob Costello, who died last week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Apr 14, 2021Phoenix-area Rage Against the Machine shows now set for 2022
If you’re wondering when Rage Against the Machine will make its long-anticipated return to the Valley, your wait is over. But you’ll need another year of patience before the show finally goes on.