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 ELECTION NEWS | Jan 6, 2026Former Arizona Republican lawmaker sentenced for forging nominating signatures
Austin Smith, a former Arizona Republican lawmaker, was sentenced Tuesday for forging signatures on his nominating petitions in 2024.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 6, 2026Teenage boy dies after getting shot near First Friday activities in downtown Phoenix
A teenage boy who was shot in downtown Phoenix while last week's First Friday activities were happening has died.
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ARIZONA RESTAURANT NEWS | Jan 6, 2026M Culinary Concepts hiring hundreds for catering work at WM Phoenix Open
M Culinary Concepts, Arizona’s largest catering company, is making a big hiring push ahead of next month’s WM Phoenix Open.
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ARIZONA POLITICS NEWS | Jan 5, 2026Maricopa County Board of Supervisors selects new chair for 2026
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors on Monday unanimously selected Kate Brophy McGee as 2026 chair of the metro Phoenix governing body.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2026Arizona State Courts Building in Phoenix evacuated after package with explosive substances found
The Arizona State Courts Building in Phoenix was evacuated Monday after explosives were found in a suspicious package.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 20261 dead, 1 seriously injured after motorcycle crashes into parked car in Peoria
One of the two people seriously injured when a motorcycle crashed into a parked car in Peoria over the weekend has died.
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ARIZONA WEATHER NEWS | Jan 5, 2026Phoenix forecast for this week includes possibility of rain, colder winter temperatures
The metro Phoenix forecast for the week includes the possibility of rain and some of the coldest temperatures of the winter.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 5, 2026Arizona US Sen. Mark Kelly censured, could be demoted over ‘illegal orders’ video
Arizona U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, was officially censured and could be demoted for telling troops they should defy unlawful orders.
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ARIZONA HEALTH NEWS | Jan 2, 202611 Evernorth Care Group clinics acquired by HonorHealth, 7 others closed permanently
HonorHealth announced that it has completed the acquisition of 11 Evernorth Care Group primary care clinics in metro Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 2, 2026Pedestrian dead after collision involving 2 SUVs, restaurant patio in Glendale
A pedestrian is dead after a collision involving two SUVs and the patio of a Glendale restaurant early Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 2, 2026Arizona investigators seek person of interest in deadly New Year’s Day shooting
Authorities are seeking a person of interest in the shooting death of a juvenile in Globe early on New Year’s Day.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 2, 2026Injured hiker wheeled off Piestewa Peak in late-night rescue operation
Crews wheeled an injured woman off Piestewa Peak in Phoenix during a late-night rescue operation Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 2, 2026SAFE Alert canceled after teenage boy from Gilbert located
Authorities canceled a SAFE Alert on Friday morning after a missing teenager from Gilbert was located.
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ARIZONA TRAFFIC | Jan 2, 2026US 60/Grand Avenue reopens in both directions hours after deadly crash in West Valley
A driver was killed in a multivehicle crash that led to both directions of US 60/Grand Avenue being closed in Surprise for several hours on Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 31, 2025Arizona water safety advocate examines trend of fatal child drownings
The number of fatal child drownings in Arizona declined sharply in 2025 after a spike in the tragic incidents the previous year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 31, 2025Suspect at large after early-morning shooting in west Phoenix
A suspect is at large after an early-morning shooting in west Phoenix on Wednesday, authorities said.
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ARIZONA TRAFFIC | Dec 31, 2025Phoenix light rail repaired in time for free New Year’s Eve rides after deadly collision
A day after a deadly collision disabled the Valley Metro light rail system in central Phoenix, train service resumed in time for New Year’s Eve usage.
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ARIZONA TRAFFIC | Dec 30, 2025US 93 reopens in both directions after crash disrupted traffic between Phoenix, Kingman
A crash disrupted traffic on US 93, the primary driving route between Phoenix and Kingman, for several hours on Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 30, 2025New mane in town: Phoenix Zoo welcomes Pilipili, a 3-year-old lion from Chicago
Pilipili, a 3-year-old African lion, arrived at the Phoenix Zoo last week from Chicago’s Lincoln Park Zoo.
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ARIZONA HEALTH NEWS | Dec 30, 2025Here’s how to keep from getting, spreading the flu as Arizona cases surge
As 2025 winds down, the Arizona flu season is revving up. But it's not too late to get vaccinated, a state expert says.
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ARIZONA TRAFFIC | Dec 30, 20251 dead, 4 people hospitalized after collision involving light rail train in Phoenix
One person was killed and multiple others were injured when a light rail train and a pickup truck collided in central Phoenix on Tuesday morning.
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ARIZONA RESTAURANT NEWS | Dec 29, 2025Coffee shop with mission of kindness opens at Scottsdale shopping center
La La Land Kind Café, a coffee shop with a kindness-guided mission, is now open at the Kierland Commons shopping center in Scottsdale.
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ARIZONA TRAFFIC | Dec 29, 20253 killed over weekend in fiery collision on East Valley freeway
Three people were killed over the weekend in a fiery collision on an East Valley freeway, authorities confirmed Monday.
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ARIZONA BUSINESS | Dec 29, 2025Construction underway on 4-building industrial project in north Phoenix
A new industrial development to support Arizona's booming semiconductor industry is under construction at the site of a razed call center in north Phoenix.