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 | Feb 7, 20192018 was second-warmest year on record in Arizona, US agency says
Arizona experienced its second-warmest year on record in 2018, according a federal climate report. The only hotter year in the state was 2017.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 6, 2019Arizona Senate advances bill that would limit mail-in ballot system
A bill that would put limits on Arizona’s early voting system advanced through the state Senate on Wednesday, with the Republican majority prevailing.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 6, 2019Puppy with paws damaged by rubber bands recovering at Phoenix shelter
A puppy named Little Foot is on the mend at the Arizona Humane Society after his paws were damaged by rubber bands binding his ankles.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 6, 2019ADOT officers, human and K-9, seize over 1,000 pounds of marijuana
Arizona Department of Transportation officers, with help from a drug-sniffing dog, seized more than half a ton of marijuana from a phony delivery van.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 6, 2019Arizona unveils jobs program for people with disabilities
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced a program called the Phoenix Precision Project that will create hundreds of jobs for people with disabilities.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 6, 2019Why a Phoenix suburb is now calling itself Kindness USA
In an act of kindness that's anything but random, the East Valley town of Gilbert adopted Kindess USA as its offical nickname.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 6, 2019
Former US Sen. Jeff Flake joins board of Scottsdale-based homebuilder
Jeff Flake’s post-Congress life will include more than just a TV gig. He's also joined the board of directors for Arizona homebuilder Taylor Morrison.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 5, 2019Trump reportedly takes shot at John McCain, drawing Meghan’s rebuke
Hours before addressing the nation, President Donald Trump reportedly took a swipe at John McCain, drawing a rebuke from the late senator’s daughter.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 5, 2019Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey wants state to take legal action against Hacienda
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey urged the state’s attorney general to take legal action against Hacienda HealthCare, where an incapacitated woman gave birth in December.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 5, 2019
State says Hacienda hasn’t complied with order to hire manager
Hacienda HealthCare apparently hasn’t met the state's order to hire a third-party manager at the Phoenix facility where an incapacitated woman gave birth.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 4, 2019MCSO says audit revealed drug and sex offenders serving on posse
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that drug and sex offenders were found to be serving on the agency's volunteer posse.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 4, 2019
14-year-old boy arrested for allegedly killing his aunt in Sun Lakes
Authorities said Monday that a 14-year-old boy was arrested over the weekend for the death of his aunt in an East Valley retirement community.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 4, 2019Rep. Stanton invites DACA recipient to Trump’s State of the Union speech
Ellie Perez isn’t allowed to work in Congress, but she'll attend President Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday as a guest of Rep. Greg Stanton.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 2, 2019Phoenix saw rise in homes selling above asking price in 2018
The percentage of homes selling for above the asking price has been declining nationally, according to a new report, but Phoenix is bucking that trend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 1, 2019
Arizona still has work to do for drought contingency plan, feds say
A day after Arizona lawmakers approved the seven-state Colorado River drought contingency plan, the federal government said it’s not a done deal.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 1, 2019Sold! Randy Johnson’s Paradise Valley home goes for $7.3M at auction
Hall of Fame pitcher Randy Johnson finally unloaded his Paradise Valley mansion, which sold at auction for well below its initial $25 million asking price.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 31, 2019San Tan Valley jogger eludes man who tried to pull her into truck
The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in finding a man who tried to drag a female jogger into his truck Thursday in San Tan Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 31, 2019Will it rain on the Phoenix Open’s parade this weekend?
Rain is in the Valley forecast over the coming days, but the impact on the Waste Management Phoenix Open is expected to be minimal.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 31, 2019People with disabilities, including men, face elevated risk of sexual abuse
People with disabilities, including men, face a high risk of sexual abuse, an issue in the spotlight after an incapacitated woman gave birth in Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 30, 2019Why Arizona’s Flintstones-themed attraction is going to the birds
New owners plan to turn Flintstones Bedrock City, the cartoon replica town near the Grand Canyon, into Raptor Ranch, a park featuring birds of prey.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 30, 2019
Hacienda HealthCare hires third-party manager to comply with state order
Hacienda HealthCare met state demands by contracting Benchmark Human Services to oversee the Phoenix facility where an incapacitated woman gave birth.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 30, 2019Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band friends coming to Phoenix in August
Ringo Starr is heading to Phoenix, with a little help from his All Starr Band friends, for an Aug. 26 concert at Celebrity Theatre.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 29, 2019Brnovich wants Arizona Supreme Court to hear tuition case appeal
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich wants to take his legal battle against skyrocketing tuition rates to the state’s highest court.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 29, 2019
Valley hospital using strong magnets to treat debilitating depression
Banner Health is now offering an innovative treatment for debilitating depression that uses powerful magnets to activate nerve cells in the brain.