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 | Oct 10, 2024Masked assailants shoot West Valley man in leg, ransack his home
A group of masked assailants shot a man in the leg and ransacked his West Valley home early Thursday, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 9, 2024Jackpot!!! Arizona Lottery defies odds with 3 big winners in 2 days
It’s been a lucrative week for some extra lucky Arizona Lottery players, with drawings producing an odds-defying three jackpot winners in two days.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 9, 202468 people charged with trespassing related to April pro-Palestine protest at ASU
Dozens of people involved in an April pro-Palestine protest at Arizona State University in Tempe have been officially charged with trespassing.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 9, 2024Mesa mayor candidates share visions for future of state’s 3rd-largest city in congenial debate
Former Mayor Scott Smith and current Councilman Mark Freeman met in a Mesa mayor debate on Tuesday, sharing their visions for the city's future.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 9, 2024Rare celebrity-owned cars hitting block at 1st fall Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction
Rare cars owned by boxer Canelo Alvarez and rocker Sammy Hagar will be on the block this week at the inaugural fall Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale auction.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2024Suspect in West Valley shooting faces murder charge after victim dies
The suspect in a West Valley shooting last month faces a first-degree murder charge after the victim died a week later, authorities announced Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2024The Maggiore Group shuts down The Rosticceria in Phoenix, reveals new plans
The Maggiore Group shut down The Rosticceria in Phoenix for good as the Valley restaurant operator shuffles its deck following a kitchen fire at another location.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2024Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump announces Arizona rally
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is joining the parade of national candidates to Arizona, his campaign announced Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2024As early voting starts, presidential and VP candidates flocking to Arizona this week
As voters start receiving their early ballots, Arizona will be buzzing with visits from national candidates over the week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 7, 2024Phoenix streak of record daily high temperatures reaches 2 full weeks
The relentless streak of record daily high temperatures in Phoenix reached two full weeks on Monday, and there's more to come.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 7, 2024Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona warns voters about ‘huge amount’ of foreign misinformation
As Election Day draws near, U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona is warning voters about political misinformation being peddled online by foreign actors.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 4, 2024Ballot measure to change Arizona primary election system survives lengthy legal challenge
Prop 140, a ballot measure about overhauling Arizona's primary election system, survived a lengthy legal battle that ended at the state Supreme Court.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 4, 2024Corso Italia, an Italian restaurant/market in Scottsdale, to host grand opening event
Corso Italia, a new destination for Italian cuisine in Scottsdale, is holding a grand opening celebration next week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 4, 20242 stretches of I-10 will be closed during busy weekend for freeway construction
Interstate 10 traffic will have to detour around two long stretches during a busy weekend of Valley freeway closures and restrictions.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 4, 20243 suspects arrested, 1 wanted in Scottsdale ATM card skimmer fraud case
Three suspects are in custody and another is wanted in connection with an ATM card skimmer scheme in Scottsdale.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 3, 2024Teamsters in Arizona endorse Kamala Harris after union’s national leaders pass
Teamsters in Arizona are endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz after the labor union’s national leaders declined to take sides in the presidential race.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 3, 2024Phoenix releases progress report on plan to reach carbon neutrality, zero waste by 2050
Three years after adopting a strategy to attain carbon neutrality and zero waste by 2050, the city of Phoenix released its first Climate Action Plan Progress Report.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 3, 2024Pickup truck crashes into occupied day care center in suburban Phoenix
A pickup truck crashed into an occupied day care center in suburban Phoenix on Thursday morning, but nobody inside the building was injured.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 3, 2024ASU announces creation of Center for Free Speech, with annual forum starting in 2025
Arizona State University is creating a Center for Free Speech that will host an annual forum starting next year, the Tempe-based school announced.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2024Arizona’s longest tenured congressman makes announcement about his future
U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, Arizona’s longest tenured congressman, announced that 2024 will be his last reelection campaign.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2024Maricopa County recorder candidates didn’t debate, but they stated their cases in recent interviews
There was no head-to-head debate in the Maricopa County recorder race, but the two candidates stated their cases in recent radio interviews.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2024Arizona forestry agency allocates $2M to 10 wildfire mitigation projects
The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management awarded over $2 million to support 10 projects designed to mitigate the threat of wildfires.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 1, 2024Applications now accepted for pending Arizona Supreme Court vacancy
The Commission on Appellate Court Appointments is accepting applications to fill the Arizona Supreme Court vacancy created by Justice Robert Brutinel’s retirement
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 1, 2024Here’s what Arizona voters need to know about registration deadline, start of early voting
With the calendar flipping to October, the 2024 general election is right around the corner and the Arizona registration deadline is fast approaching.