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 18, 20242024 Fall Arizona Restaurant Week serves up 10 days of dining deals
More than 230 restaurants of all types will offer special deals starting Friday as part of 2024 Fall Arizona Restaurant Week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 18, 2024Police investigating after man killed in shooting in east Phoenix
A man is dead after an east Phoenix shooting on Tuesday night, and no arrests have been made, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 17, 2024Arizona officials scramble to address a 20-year-old voter registration system error
A recently discovered Arizona voter registration system error could impact the status of thousands of registered voters for the upcoming election.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 17, 2024Justin Timberlake bringing his ‘Forget Tomorrow World Tour’ back to Phoenix
Pop superstar Justin Timberlake is bringing his “Forget Tomorrow World Tour” back to Phoenix early next year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 16, 20242 Valley lottery players win big in Friday the 13th drawings
Friday the 13th ended up being a lucky day last week for two Arizona lottery players, including a Fantasy 5 jackpot winner.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 16, 2024Phoenix’s record streak of 100-degree days nears end after making it through weekend
The record-shattering streak of 100-degree days in Phoenix is running out of steam after reaching 112 days on Sunday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 13, 2024Rockin’ Taco Street Fest bringing food, music, lucha libre and more to Chandler
If you’re into tacos and music – and who in their right mind isn’t? – the Rockin’ Taco Street Fest in Chandler is the place to be Saturday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 12, 2024The end is near for Phoenix’s record-shattering streak of 100-degree days
The record-shattering streak of 100-degree days in Phoenix appears to be on its last legs as the relentlessly hot summer of 2024 winds down.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 12, 2024Singer Linda Ronstadt saddened by Trump rally at Tucson venue bearing her name
Legendary singer Linda Ronstadt isn’t happy that former President Donald Trump is holding a rally Thursday at the Tucson venue bearing her name.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 12, 2024Expert says Arizona economy is poised to soar as inflation slows, businesses hire
With inflation slowing and new businesses ready to hire, the Arizona economy is poised to soar in 2025 and beyond, according to a Valley economist.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 11, 2024Revel Surf water park at Mesa’s Cannon Beach holding job fair ahead of opening
Revel Surf, the water park at the center of the long-awaited Cannon Beach development in southeast Mesa, is looking to fill dozens of jobs as it prepares to open.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 11, 2024Sen. Kyrsten Sinema hopes bipartisan immigration bill gets new life beyond her tenure
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona said Wednesday she hopes the spirit of her failed bipartisan immigration legislation lives on beyond her time in office.
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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.