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 | Sep 11, 2024Arizona political expert: Donald Trump let Kamala Harris off easy on immigration issue
An Arizona political expert thinks Donald Trump let Kamala Harris off the hook on the issue of immigration during Tuesday’s presidential debate.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 11, 2024Juvenile arrested after allegedly pointing handgun at school bus in Phoenix
A juvenile was arrested Tuesday morning after allegedly pointing a gun at a school bus in Phoenix, according to authorities.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 10, 2024Phoenix Police, Vitalant holding blood drive to honor fallen and wounded officers
Vitalant and the Phoenix Police Department are holding a blood drive Wednesday to honor fallen Officer Zane Coolidge and wounded Officer Matthew Haney.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 10, 2024Douglas Emhoff to campaign for wife in Tucson same day Donald Trump is there
Second gentleman Douglas Emhoff is set to appear in Tucson on Thursday, the same day as Republican nominee Donald Trump.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 10, 2024Prosecutors won’t pursue charges against Buckeye principal accused of luring minor
Prosecutors said Monday they won’t pursue charges against a former Buckeye principal who was arrested last week for allegedly luring a minor.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 10, 2024Every judge on ballot in Arizona retention election meets state performance standards
Arizona voters can go to the polls knowing every judge in the upcoming retention election meets state performance standards.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 6, 2024Is Arizona heading in wrong or right direction? Here’s what voters think
A majority of Arizona Republicans and independents think the state is heading in the wrong direction, but Democrats have a more favorable view, according to recent polling.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 6, 2024Tempe responds to youth violence with restrictive brass knuckles ban
Tempe is the latest East Valley community to enact a brass knuckles ban in response to the youth violence issue.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 6, 2024‘Praying for a miracle’: Phoenix officer remains on life support, police union leader says
One of the two Phoenix officers injured in a shooting earlier this week remains on life support, a police union leader said Friday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 6, 2024Watch out for multiple metro Phoenix freeway closures and restrictions this weekend
Motorists will have to contend with several weekend freeway closures across metro Phoenix as construction resumes after a Labor Day holiday break.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 6, 2024Tempe gets $12.5M federal grant to improve safety on stretch of Baseline Road
Officials announced a Tempe grant of more than $12 million to improve safety on a stretch of Baseline Road.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 5, 2024Preston Lord’s parents open up about Valley teen’s life, death in emotional TV interview
Ten months after Preston Lord was beaten to death in a case that sparked outrage across the Valley, his parents sat down with a Phoenix TV station to discuss their unimaginable ordeal.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 5, 2024Here’s why a veteran Arizona climate expert is alarmed by Phoenix’s relentless summer heat
A longtime Arizona climate expert said he's alarmed by the Phoenix summer heat this year, and it’s not just the relentless high temperatures that worry him.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 4, 2024Arizona state fish coming off federal endangered and threatened species list
After decades of conservation efforts, the Arizona state fish is coming off the federal endangered and threatened species list.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 4, 2024Maricopa County poll shows tight races for sheriff, recorder, county attorney, assessor
New Maricopa County poll results show four high-profile races up for grabs with two months to go until the election.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 4, 2024Even the best training can’t prevent ‘senseless violence’ against officers, Phoenix official says
No amount of training can fully prepare police for the “senseless violence” they see all too often, a Phoenix city councilman said after two officers were shot.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 3, 2024Domestic violence suspect arrested after crashing into Buckeye apartment at high speed
A domestic violence suspect was arrested Monday after crashing at a high speed into a West Valley apartment building, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 3, 2024Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance adds 2nd Valley appearance to Arizona visit
Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance has added a second metro Phoenix appearance to his agenda in Arizona this week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 3, 2024Arizona border ballot measure has strong support from voters, new poll finds
An Arizona border ballot measure that would criminalize entering the state from Mexico outside a port of entry has strong voter support, a new poll says.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 30, 2024Police seeking tips after man fatally stabbed in a south Phoenix neighborhood
A man was fatally stabbed Thursday morning in a south Phoenix neighborhood, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 30, 2024Here’s what metro Phoenix drivers should know about Labor Day weekend traffic
There aren't any closures scheduled along the metro Phoenix freeway system, but that doesn't mean Labor Day traffic won't be problematic.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 29, 20242 men are accused of killing missing Arizona woman whose body hasn’t been found
Two men were arrested in connection with the presumed death of a missing Arizona woman.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 29, 20243 Backpage executives, including Phoenix New Times founder, sentenced for money laundering
A Phoenix New Times founder and two other Valley men were sentenced Wednesday for money laundering convictions related to Backpage.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Aug 28, 2024Carlos Santana cancels his band’s Labor Day concert in Phoenix to address health issue
Musical legend Carlos Santana has canceled his band’s Labor Day concert in Phoenix to address a health issue.