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 | Jul 2, 2025African romance fraud suspect extradited to face federal charges in Arizona
A suspect in a romance fraud scheme targeting elderly victims appeared in an Arizona courtroom this week in after his extradition from Africa.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 2, 2025Here’s why anglers are being told to stop fishing at 2 Arizona lakes
Dead fish are being reported at two Arizona lakes. Wildlife officials say poor water quality caused by below-average precipitation is to blame.
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ARIZONA RESTAURANT NEWS | Jul 1, 2025East Valley restaurant and sports grill reopens after sustaining fire damage
The Hub Grill and Bar on Stapley Drive in Mesa is up and running again after a fire forced it to shut down temporarily.
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ARIZONA HEALTH NEWS | Jul 1, 20257 defendants in Arizona cases charged as part of nationwide crackdown on health care fraud
Seven defendants in Arizona cases, including six Valley residents, have been charged as part of a massive nationwide crackdown on health care fraud.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 1, 2025Arizona Democrats Kelly, Gallego rip Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ after Senate passage
Arizona’s two Democratic U.S. senators ripped President’s Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” after their Republican colleagues passed it.
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ARIZONA WEATHER NEWS | Jul 1, 2025Hazy skies cover metro Phoenix ahead of possible monsoon storm activity
A combination of overnight winds and lingering dust created hazy skies over metro Phoenix on Tuesday morning.
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ARIZONA WEATHER NEWS | Jun 30, 2025Phoenix forecast calls for potential record highs followed by possible monsoon storms
The metro Phoenix weather forecast for this week calls for potential record high temperatures followed by possible monsoon storm activity.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 30, 20251 dead, 1 hospitalized after possible murder-suicide incident in Phoenix
One person is dead and another is fighting for her life after a possible murder-suicide incident in Phoenix over the weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 30, 20254-year-old boy dies after drowning incident during private event at East Valley municipal pool
A 4-year-old boy died Sunday night after a drowning incident during a private event at a Chandler municipal pool.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 30, 2025California teenager dies after apparently crashing personal watercraft at Lake Havasu
A California teenager died over the weekend after apparently crashing a personal watercraft at Lake Havasu in northwestern Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 28, 2025Public invited to 12th annual remembrance event for fallen Granite Mountain Hotshots
The public is invited to the annual remembrance event for the Granite Mountain Hotshots who died while battling Arizona’s Yarnell Hill Fire 12 years ago.
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ARIZONA TRAFFIC | Jun 27, 2025Here’s what Valley drivers need to know about freeway construction this weekend
Freeway construction projects will restrict traffic in several parts of metro Phoenix this weekend, ADOT said.
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ARIZONA POLITICS NEWS | Jun 27, 2025Arizona Senate passes budget, Gov. Hobbs signs it to avoid shutdown
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed the state budget sent to her desk by the Senate on Friday, averting a government shutdown with just days to spare.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 27, 2025Medical examiner releases cause of death for Scottsdale hiker Hannah Moody
The death of Hannah Moody, whose body was found last month at a Scottsdale recreation area, has been ruled accidental, officials said.
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ARIZONA WEATHER NEWS | Jun 27, 2025Another wave of extreme heat, with temperatures over 110, heading to Valley
Another wave of extreme heat is heading to metro Phoenix, with temperatures expected to climb back above 110 degrees before the end of the weekend.
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ARIZONA POLITICS NEWS | Jun 26, 2025Arizona Senate president can’t contain frustration over House budget behavior
Arizona Senate President Warren Petersen is expressing frustration with his Republican counterparts in the House over their handling of the budget.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 26, 202517 Arizona high school students on educational trip to Israel evacuated amid warfare
Thirty-three American students on a trip to Israel, including 17 from Arizona, were safely evacuated back to the U.S. amid the recent military conflict with Iran.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 26, 2025Police investigating after body found in west Phoenix canal
An investigation is underway after a body was found in a west Phoenix canal Thursday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 26, 2025Truck driver suspected of DUI after fatal collision involving dirt bike in Phoenix
Impairment might have been a factor in fatal collision between a truck and a dirt bike in south Phoenix.
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ARIZONA POLITICS NEWS | Jun 25, 2025Gov. Hobbs vetoes 2 Arizona budget plans as government shutdown deadline nears
Gov. Katie Hobbs swiftly vetoed two Arizona budget plans after the Senate approved them Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 25, 2025Boy killed, girl injured in single-vehicle rollover crash in Apache Junction
A boy was killed and a girl was injured in a rollover crash Wednesday morning in Apache Junction, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 25, 2025Man dead after vehicle-pedestrian collision in central Phoenix crosswalk
A pedestrian died after getting hit by a vehicle as he crossed a central Phoenix street on Tuesday night.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 25, 2025Study on potential Phoenix-Tucson passenger rail service rolls into next stage
A study on the possibility of new passenger rail service between Arizona’s two largest cities is slowly rolling forward.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 24, 2025Arizona pastor’s alleged killer admits to planning other religiously motivated murders
The man accused of killing an Arizona pastor in April reportedly admitted he’d been plotting a series of religiously motivated murders.