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 | Nov 5, 2019
Donald Trump Jr. to sign copies of his new book at Valley Costco
Donald Trump Jr. will be in Scottsdale on Veterans Day to sign copies of his new book, “Triggered: How the Left Thrives on Hate and Wants to Silence Us.”
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2019Arizona officials adopt ‘2nd Amendment sanctuary county’ status
As residents in one part of Arizona were deciding whether to create a “sanctuary city,” officials in another part of the state claimed “Second Amendment sanctuary county” status.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2019Here’s what to know about Election Day voting across Phoenix area
If you forgot to mail in your ballot for Tuesday’s Phoenix-area local elections, you can submit your ballot at one of Maricopa County's 30 drop-off centers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 4, 2019Tourists spent more than $2 billion in Scottsdale in 2018, report finds
Tourists spent around 30% more in Scottsdale in 2018 than they did a year earlier, according to an annual report released last week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 4, 2019Gilbert couple allegedly sold nearly $3M in stolen goods on eBay, Amazon
Gilbert police arrested a married couple who allegedly hired people to shoplift and sold the stolen merchandise online, raking in millions of dollars.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 1, 2019This East Valley dentist will buy your kids’ extra Halloween candy
A Phoenix-area dentist will buy that unwanted candy and donate it to a nonprofit that puts the sweets in care packages for American troops.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 1, 2019Dealer gives replacement car to Phoenix driver slammed in viral video
The woman whose vehicle was smashed by a red-light runner in a Phoenix accident caught on video has a new a ride thanks to a locally based used car dealer.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 31, 2019Hold on to that feeling: Journey to stop in Phoenix with Pretenders in 2020
You’ll have the chance to join in on one of rock music’s greatest singalongs when Journey stops at Phoenix's Ak-Chin Pavilion with The Pretenders in June.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 31, 20192 Mesa residents allegedly caught at border with drugs worth over $1M
Border officers arrested two Mesa residents for allegedly attempting to smuggle more than $1 million worth of illegal drugs into Arizona from Mexico.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 30, 2019Phoenix police push transparency with ‘critical incident’ shooting video
The Phoenix Police Department on Wednesday released its first “critical incident briefing” video as part of a pledge to increase transparency.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 30, 2019West Valley woman accused of embezzling $300K from employer
A West Valley woman has been accused of embezzling more than $300,000 from the doctor's office she worked for over an 11-year span.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 29, 2019Arizona officials identify skeletal remains found 10 years ago
Northern Arizona officials said Tuesday they have determined the identity of skeletal remains found 10 years ago near Prescott.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 29, 20191-ton boulder goes missing from Prescott National Forest
Officials are seeking the public’s help to locate a 1-ton boulder that recently went missing from the Prescott National Forest.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 29, 2019Phoenix bar accused of turning away man with service dog for brain injury
The state has filed a civil complaint against a Phoenix bar that allegedly turned away a man with a brain injury because of his service dog.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 28, 2019Cirque du Soleil’s insect-themed ‘Ovo’ coming to Phoenix in 2020
Cirque du Soleil is bringing “Ovo,” an insect-themed extravaganza, to Phoenix's Talking Stick Resort Arena for seven shows in February 2020.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 28, 2019SRP donates solar systems to 3 Phoenix-area nonprofit groups
Salt River Project is donating solar systems to three Phoenix-area groups as part of its ongoing Solar for Nonprofits program.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 28, 2019US, Mexican authorities discover cross-border tunnel under Nogales
Authorities discovered an incomplete tunnel running under both sides of the Arizona-Mexico border last week and plan to fill it with concrete.
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WORLD NEWS | Oct 26, 201913 bodies found by volunteer searchers near Rocky Point in Mexico
Volunteer searchers found 12 skeletons and one decomposed body in a shallow pit near the Mexican resort of Puerto Peñasco.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 25, 2019Fire at East Valley landfill facility disrupts cities’ recycling programs
A destructive fire in a landfill facility is forcing at least one Phoenix suburb to suspend its recycling program and another to seek alternatives.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 25, 2019Arizona wildlife officials warn against leaving Halloween pumpkins outside
The Arizona Game and Fish Department warns that pumpkins, carved or not, left outside for Halloween can create hazards by luring in wildlife.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 25, 2019What a nice surprise: Eagles add Phoenix to ‘Hotel California’ tour
It won't be on a dark desert highway, but the Eagles are bringing their 2020 "Hotel California" tour to Phoenix in April.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 25, 2019
Drug disposal event in Arizona, US to include vaping devices for 1st time
The 18th National Drug Take Back Day will take place Saturday in Arizona and across the U.S., and for the first time vaping devices are part of the program.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 25, 2019New apartments, office space to join downtown Phoenix Fry’s at Block 23
Wednesday’s opening of the long-awaited Fry’s Food Store in downtown Phoenix was just a taste of what’s to come at the Block 23 mixed-use development.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 23, 2019Developers break ground on massive Mesa office complex
Developers broke ground Tuesday on the first office building in a sprawling new business complex in Mesa's Riverview District.