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 | Aug 19, 2025Police fatally shoot man who approached officers while holding hatchet at Phoenix IHOP
A police officer shot and killed a man named Rocky Joe Ellis who allegedly carried a hatchet outside a Phoenix IHOP restaurant on Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 18, 2025Bystander in car with family dead, suspect in custody after Glendale road rage shooting
A suspect is behind bars after a bystander was killed by a bullet fired during a road rage incident in Glendale over the weekend.
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ARIZONA HEALTH NEWS | Aug 18, 2025Fundraisers like Give-A-Thon help Phoenix Children’s make ‘pure magic’
Philanthropy plays a key role in Phoenix Children’s being able to provide "pure magic" for its patients and their families.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 15, 2025Phoenix City Manager Jeff Barton retiring after 4 years in powerful position
City Manager Jeff Barton is retiring after four years as Phoenix's top unelected official.
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ARIZONA EDUCATION NEWS | Aug 15, 2025Judge tosses EVIT lawsuit over long-term lease with health care center on Mesa campus
The EVIT lawsuit over a health care center’s long-term lease on school property was dismissed Tuesday.
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ARIZONA EDUCATION NEWS | Aug 15, 2025Arizona family sues after student suspended for threat joke that was typed but never sent
An Arizona family is suing after a student was suspended for a threat that was typed as a joke at home with his mother watching and never sent.
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ARIZONA BORDER AND IMMIGRATION NEWS | Aug 15, 2025Mexican woman who returned to Arizona after deportation gets prison time
A Mexican woman who returned to Arizona after being deported was sentenced this week for reentering the United States illegally.
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ARIZONA WEATHER NEWS | Aug 15, 2025More rain in forecast after overnight thunderstorms douse Phoenix area
More rain is in the forecast for Friday in the wake of widespread overnight thunderstorms that flooded some metro Phoenix roadways.
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ARIZONA WEATHER NEWS | Aug 14, 2025After night of isolated storms, Phoenix forecast calls for more showers in coming days
More rain is in the metro Phoenix forecast after isolated storms popped up Wednesday night, but don’t expect widespread monsoon action anytime soon.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 14, 2025Small plane crashes after taking off from Phoenix-Goodyear Airport, killing pilot
An investigation is underway after a small plane crashed in the West Valley this week, killing the pilot, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 14, 2025Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly wants to see ‘criminal’ Vladimir Putin ‘sitting in a prison cell’
Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona called Russian President Vladimir Putin "a war criminal" who deserves to be "sitting in a prison cell."
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 13, 2025DPS releases identity of 21-year-old woman killed in wrong-way crash on Loop 202
Authorities released the identity of a woman killed in a wrong-way collision on a Valley freeway earlier this week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 13, 2025Ready, aim, fire! West Valley shooting range set to reopen under city management
Buckeye is set to reopen the Joe Foss Shooting Complex this weekend after assuming control of the range earlier this year and making improvements.
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ARIZONA BUSINESS | Aug 13, 2025Construction underway on neighborhood shopping center called South Tempe Square
A neighborhood shopping center called South Tempe Square is under construction on the northwest corner of Rural and Warner roads.
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ARIZONA TRAFFIC | Aug 13, 2025West Valley intersection closed for possible hazmat situation after bleach truck collision
An intersection in the far West Valley was closed Wednesday morning due to a possible hazmat situation.
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ARIZONA BORDER AND IMMIGRATION NEWS | Aug 13, 2025West Valley political rivals join forces in effort to keep Peoria woman from being deported
Two West Valley political rivals are putting their differences aside to help keep Peoria business owner Kelly Yu from being deported.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 12, 2025Heard Museum in Phoenix earns accolades from 2 influential outlets
The Heard Museum, a showcase for Native American art in Phoenix, recently earned accolades from two influential outlets.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 12, 2025Prosecutors seeking death penalty for man accused of killing East Valley police officer
Prosecutors said Tuesday they will seek the death penalty against the man accused of killing an East Valley police officer two months ago.
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ARIZONA RESTAURANT NEWS | Aug 12, 2025Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers in Arcadia closes, will come back as revived tavern concept
The Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers on Indian School Road in east Phoenix is being replaced by The Original Arcadia Tavern.
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ARIZONA WEATHER NEWS | Aug 12, 2025Phoenix forecast calls for more extreme heat followed by chance for rain
The ongoing extreme heat warning was extended by another day, but there's a chance for rain in the Phoenix forecast later this week.
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ARIZONA RESTAURANT NEWS | Aug 11, 2025Maggiore Group sets opening date for New York-style deli concept in Phoenix
The Valley restaurant group behind Hash Kitchen, The Mexicano and The Sicilian Butcher is set to open a new concept called The Delicatessen next month.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 11, 2025Gunshot victim dies after being dropped off at Phoenix hospital
A gunshot victim died after being dropped off at a northwest Phoenix hospital on over the weekend.
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ARIZONA TRAFFIC | Aug 11, 2025Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway reopens after deadly wrong-way crash
The westbound Loop 202 Red Mountain Freeway was temporarily closed early Monday after a fatal wrong-way crash near the Tempe-Phoenix border.
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ARIZONA WEATHER NEWS | Aug 8, 2025Extreme heat warning for Phoenix area extended into next week
In the wake of the hottest August day ever recorded in Phoenix, an ongoing extreme heat warning has been extended through the weekend.