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 9, 2026Wild video shows intruder punching, knocking over seniors at Tempe community center
The Tempe Police Department released video of an intruder attacking staff and members at a local community center this week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 9, 2026Arizona’s 6 Republicans vote no on health care subsidies bill that passed House
All six of Arizona’s Republican congressmen voted against a bill to extend health care subsidies that passed the U.S. House with bipartisan support on Thursday.
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ARIZONA ELECTION NEWS | Jan 8, 2026Sec. Adrian Fontes says DOJ lawsuit over Arizona voter data has ‘no sensible motive’
Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes said Thursday the Department of Justice “has a very, very weak case” regarding the voter information he refuses to turn over.
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ARIZONA WEATHER NEWS | Jan 8, 2026Metro Phoenix sees thunderstorms, hail, high winds, plummeting temperatures
The Phoenix metro area is seeing the most extreme winter weather of the season on Thursday, with possible lightning, hail, gusty winds and chilly temperatures.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 7, 2026Arizona parents accused of leaving 2 infants home alone, strapped into car seats
Two Arizona parents were arrested last week after allegedly leaving their two infants home alone, strapped into car seats.
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ARIZONA BORDER AND IMMIGRATION NEWS | Jan 7, 20262 undocumented migrants from Mexico arrested in raid outside Phoenix Home Depot
Officials confirmed that two undocumented migrants from Mexico were arrested during a immigration raid outside a Home Depot in Phoenix.
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ARIZONA WEATHER NEWS | Jan 7, 2026Winter storm systems bringing showers to Valley, snow to northern Arizona
Winter storm systems are expected to bring showers to metro Phoenix and snow to Arizona’s high country this week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 7, 20262 dogs dead, 3 people hospitalized after early-morning apartment fire in Phoenix
Two dogs were killed in a Phoenix apartment fire that sent three people, including a police officer, to the hospital on Tuesday morning.
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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.