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 | Jan 8, 2020Inaugural Rocky Point cruise setting sail on Sea of Cortez voyage
The abbreviated inaugural cruise season out of Rocky Point, a popular south-of-the-border destination for Arizona vacationers, embarks this week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 7, 2020
Facing legal battles, Paul Petersen resigns as Maricopa County assessor
Three months after his arrest on human trafficking charges related to an alleged multistate adoption scheme, Paul Petersen resigned as Maricopa County's assessor.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 7, 2020Former Arizona doctor pleads guilty in murder-for-hire plot
A former Arizona doctor is heading to prison for his role in a murder-for-hire plot and the illegal distribution of prescription drugs.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 7, 2020Scottsdale’s Great Wolf Lodge offering daily passes for indoor water park
Here’s some good news for the new year if you’ve been wanting to play at Scottsdale's Great Wolf Lodge water park without springing for a room.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 6, 2020Mesa natural history museum gets $10K grant to increase accessibility
The Arizona Museum of Natural History will become accessible to a wider range of young dinosaur lovers thanks to a grant from Thunderbirds Charities.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 4, 2020Paper prescriptions for certain opioids no longer allowed in Arizona
As part of Arizona's efforts to combat the opioid epidemic, a state law banning paper prescriptions for certain painkillers went into effect New Year's Day.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 3, 2020Arizona man arrested after new DNA analysis in sexual assault cold cases
Detectives were able to use advanced DNA analysis to identify an Arizona man as a suspect in two sexual assaults more than 15 years ago, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 3, 2020Construction vacation on Phoenix-area freeways ends this weekend
The Phoenix area has been mostly clear of freeway restrictions since Thanksgiving, but that’s coming to an end this weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 3, 20201954 flying car rises above the rest at Scottsdale’s Barrett-Jackson auction
There will be no shortage of exotic and unusual cars for sale this month at Scottsdale's Barrett-Jackson auction. But one rises above all the rest.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 2, 2020
Hacienda patient who had baby after rape sues state of Arizona, doctors
The family of the incapacitated woman who gave birth after being raped at a Phoenix facility is suing the state of Arizona and her former doctors.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 27, 2019Maricopa County upholds Petersen’s suspension, moves to have him ousted
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors upheld the suspension of embattled Assessor Paul Petersen and moved to have him removed from his elected office.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 27, 2019
Arizona AG preparing decision on disputed airport Uber/Lyft fees
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said his office will issue an opinion next month on whether new fees on Uber and Lyft rides at Sky Harbor Airport violate the state’s constitution.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 26, 2019Gilbert, Chandler ranked among 20 most livable cities in US for 2019
Two neighboring East Valley suburbs have been judged among the 20 most livable cities in the United States for 2019 by a personal finance website.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 26, 2019Phoenix has first wet Christmas since 2008; more rainfall on way
Phoenix saw some uncommon Christmas weather, with rare rainfall and unusually chilly temperatures. And those umbrellas are due for more work this week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 26, 2019Lake Pleasant bald eagle camera is livestreaming for 2nd season
Visitors to the Arizona Game and Fish Department's bald eagle camera website can follow the exploits of a nesting pair at Lake Pleasant Regional Park.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 25, 2019Arizona man arrested for allegedly getting naked at sports bar twice
An Arizona man was arrested the morning of Christmas Eve for allegedly getting naked at a Prescott sports bar on two occasions, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 23, 2019Phoenix police seek man who robbed victim in wheelchair at ATM
Police are on the lookout for a man seen on video stealing cash that a person in a wheelchair had just withdrawn from an ATM in a Phoenix convenience store.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 21, 2019Trump tabs ASU executive for National Science Foundation director gig
PHOENIX -- President Donald J. Trump announced plans this week to nominate an Arizona State University executive as…
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 20, 2019Goodyear fires police chief for violating unspecified policies
Goodyear Police Chief Jerry Geier, who has been on administrative leave since October, was fired for violating unspecified policies, the city said Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 20, 2019Phoenix fire chief expresses optimism after breast cancer surgery
In a message to her department, Phoenix Fire Chief Kara Kalkbrenner said her “prognosis is very good” a week after she underwent surgery for breast cancer.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 20, 2019Drivers face just a minor hiccup on Valley freeways this weekend
Drivers may have to slow down for a bit of construction on I-10, but otherwise it’s another weekend clear of freeway restrictions across the Phoenix area.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 19, 2019State lawmaker files legal challenge to Phoenix airport Uber/Lyft fees
A day after new fees on Uber and Lyft rides at Sky Harbor Airport were approved, a state lawmaker carried out her threat to legally challenge the move.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 19, 2019Woman accused of aiding Petersen pleads guilty to fraud in Arizona
The woman accused of assisting Maricopa County Assessor Paul Petersen in an alleged multistate human trafficking scheme pleaded guilty to Arizona charges.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 19, 2019Scottsdale’s Grazie Italian restaurant changing ownership, name, menu
The owners of Grazie, a Scottsdale fixture for 18 years, are handing their Old Town location over to a familiar name in the Valley dining scene.