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 | May 19, 2026Bees sting 8 hikers, sending 1 to hospital, at Camelback Mountain in Phoenix
A swarm of bees stung multiple hikers on Camelback Mountain in Phoenix on Tuesday morning, sending one person to the hospital.
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ARIZONA ELECTION NEWS | May 18, 2026Tempe voters filling 2 City Council seats in runoff election this week
Two Tempe City Council seats will be filled in a runoff election Tuesday. Here's what to know.
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ARIZONA BUSINESS | May 18, 2026Final public hearing on proposed APS power rate hike is Monday
The final public hearing on a proposed electricity rate hike by Arizona Public Service starts at 10 a.m. Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 18, 2026Man dead after vehicle-pedestrian collision in west Phoenix
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle near 51st Avenue and Van Buren Street in west Phoenix on Monday morning.
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ARIZONA ELECTION NEWS | May 15, 2026Maricopa County board plans to appeal after judge rejects request for stay in Justin Heap’s lawsuit
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors plans to appeal after a judge rejected their latest request in Recorder Justin Heap's lawsuit.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 15, 2026Arizona Supreme Court upholds death penalty for convicted murderer Edward McCauley
The Arizona Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for Edward McCauley, a Glendale man who murdered his estranged wife in 2014.
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ARIZONA POLITICS NEWS | May 15, 2026Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs ends bill moratorium as budget talks with Republicans move forward
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs is ready to sign new legislation again, ending a monthlong bill moratorium after making progress on budget negotiations with Republicans.
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ARIZONA TRAFFIC | May 15, 2026Vehicle fire in Mesa delays US 60 traffic during rush hour, sends 1 to hospital with burns
Traffic on westbound US 60 in Mesa was delayed during rush hour Friday morning after a vehicle fire that left a person hospitalized.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 15, 2026Arizona flags lowered to honor fallen law enforcement officers
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs issued an order for flags on state buildings to be lowered from sunrise to sunset Friday to honor fallen law enforcement officers.
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ARIZONA TRAFFIC | May 14, 2026State Route 347 reopens north of Maricopa hours after deadly rush hour crash
Northbound State Route 347, the main route from Maricopa to the Phoenix area, reopened Thursday afternoon, hours after a deadly morning rush hour crash.
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ARIZONA EDUCATION NEWS | May 14, 2026Education officials push back on state audit critical of Arizona ESA program
Arizona Department of Education officials are disputing the findings of a recent state audit report on the ESA school voucher program.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 14, 20261 person hospitalized, 2 detained after early-morning shooting at Phoenix hotel
An investigation is underway after a shooting at a Phoenix hotel early Thursday, authorities said.
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ARIZONA BUSINESS | May 13, 2026Here’s why annual Phoenix inflation rate hit its highest point in nearly 3 years
Skyrocketing fuel prices have pushed the metro Phoenix inflation rate to its highest level in nearly three years.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 13, 202628-year-old man accused of fatally shooting his father in north Phoenix
A 28-year-old man is behind bars and his father is dead after an argument led to a shooting in north Phoenix.
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ARIZONA HEALTH NEWS | May 13, 20262nd Arizona passenger confirmed from ship with hantavirus outbreak
Arizona health officials released new information about local ties to the recent hantavirus outbreak aboard an Atlantic Ocean cruise ship.
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ARIZONA HEALTH NEWS | May 12, 2026Arizona health expert weighs in on potential for a hantavirus pandemic
An Arizona public health expert weighs in on whether the hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship could cause a pandemic.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 12, 2026Woman shot by officer at Scottsdale police station taken from hospital to jail
The woman who was shot by an officer after she allegedly wielded a gun in a Scottsdale police station was released from the hospital and taken to jail.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 12, 2026Body found at Grand Canyon identified as missing ASU graduate student
The body found at Grand Canyon National Park over the weekend has been identified as a missing Arizona State University student.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 11, 2026Host of hit podcast explains why Scottsdale’s Laura Owens faces 14 felony charges
What really happened between Laura Owens and Clayton Echard in Scottsdale? The host of “Love Trapped” podcast unravels the wild case.
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ARIZONA WEATHER NEWS | May 11, 2026Phoenix extreme heat warning extended amid near-record high temperatures
With temperatures approaching record levels, the Phoenix-area extreme heat warning that started Sunday has been extended until Tuesday.
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ARIZONA WEATHER NEWS | May 8, 2026Extreme heat warning issued for Phoenix area ahead of near-record highs
With metro Phoenix temperatures climbing to near-record levels in the coming days, an extreme heat warning.
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ARIZONA HEALTH NEWS | May 8, 2026Health officials monitoring Arizona passenger who returned home from cruise ship hit by hantavirus
Arizona health officials confirmed they are monitoring a resident who returned to the state from the cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 8, 2026Charges dismissed against person of interest in Isabella Comas’ disappearance
Charges against a man identified as a person of interest in the case of missing Tolleson woman Isabella Comas were dropped.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 7, 2026Phoenix man gets death penalty for killing ex-wife, 2 kids on Christmas Day in 2017
A Phoenix man who killed his ex-wife and their two children on Christmas Day nine years ago was sentenced to death on Thursday.