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 | Jun 13, 2024Here’s what you need to know about official start of Arizona monsoon season
Saturday is the first official day of the Arizona monsoon season. Here's what you can expect to see over the coming weeks.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 12, 2024Mitchell to Mayes: Arizona AG should back off from pay-for-play investigation, not MCAO
The fight over who will investigate Arizona pay-for-pay allegations swirling around a state-contracted group home operator rages on.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 12, 2024Scottsdale budget for 2024/25 reflects ‘fiscally cautious’ approach to coming year
The Scottsdale City Council last week adopted what it is calling a “fiscally cautious” budget for the coming year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 12, 2024Phoenix experiencing its hottest June on record through 11 days
The average Phoenix temperature for June 1-11 was 94.6 degrees, topping the mark for that period of 94.3 set in 2013.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 11, 2024Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs responds to ‘pay-for-play’ allegations: ‘It is outrageous’
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs said Tuesday it was “outrageous” she was being accused of a “pay-for-play” scheme allegedly involving a Democratic donor that operates state-contracted group homes.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 11, 2024Phoenix Police Crime Reduction Plan for 2024 adds youth violence, fentanyl, traffic
The Phoenix Police Department released an updated Crime Reduction Plan for 2024 on Tuesday, building on a strategy unveiled a year ago.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 10, 2024Arizona AG Kris Mayes says her office alone should investigate ‘pay-for-play’ allegations
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes said her office doesn't need help investigating “pay-for-play” allegations that might involve Gov. Katie Hobbs.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 10, 2024Back in the hot seat: Another excessive heat warning issued for metro Phoenix
With temperatures expected to spike again this week, authorities have issued another excessive heat warning for metro Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 7, 2024Figure in 1990s ASU point-shaving scandal repays $3.6M in restitution for 2013 fraud case
A figure in ASU's 1990s point-shaving scandal has repaid more than $3.6 million in an unrelated bank fraud case from 2013, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 7, 2024Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs accused in ‘pay-for-play’ scheme allegedly benefiting Democratic donor
Authorities are looking into allegations of a “pay-for-play” scheme that might involve Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs and a Democratic donor that operates state-contracted group homes.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 7, 2024Weekend freeway advisory for metro Phoenix includes major detour on Interstate 17
Metro Phoenix residents who head north to escape the heat this weekend will have to maneuver their way around a major Interstate 17 detour.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 6, 2024Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs illegally appointed ‘de facto’ agency directors, judge rules
An Arizona judge ruled Wednesday that Gov. Katie Hobbs illegally appointed “de facto” agency directors while sidestepping opposition to her nominees by state Senate Republicans.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 6, 2024Waymo adds Desert Ridge, more to Valley service area with expansion that includes tribal land
Waymo added 90 square miles to its robotaxi service area on Wednesday, adding Desert Ridge Marketplace, Salt River Fields and other popular destinations.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 5, 2024Arizona sheriffs concerned about unfunded mandates in Secure the Border Act
Some Arizona sheriffs are expressing concern about unfunded mandates in the Secure the Border Act, but a top Republican lawmaker says they shouldn't be worried.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 3, 2024Donald Trump scheduled to appear at Phoenix town hall event this week
Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear at a Phoenix town hall event on Thursday, a week after a New York jury found him guilty on 34 felony charges in his hush money trial.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 3, 2024Heat wave expected to push temperatures to record levels in Phoenix this week
Temperatures are expected to reach record levels in Phoenix this week, prompting the first official heat alert of the year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 1, 2024PV adds 7 more tenants as 1st phase of Phoenix mall redevelopment nears capacity
The first phase of PV, the mixed-use redevelopment of the former Paradise Valley Mall site, is almost fully booked with the addition of seven tenants.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 31, 2024‘Thong Thief’ accused of swiping items worth $14K from West Valley Victoria’s Secret stores
A woman was arrested recently in connection with multiple thefts from West Valley Victoria's Secret stores in what authorities are calling the "Thong Thief" case.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 31, 2024Phoenix Zoo shifting to earlier, shorter hours to beat summer heat through August
The Phoenix Zoo is shifting to its summer schedule on Saturday, with earlier starting and closing times designed to beat the heat.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 30, 2024Driver in wrong-way crash that killed 3 in Fountain Hills taken from hospital to jail
The driver who allegedly caused a head-on crash that killed three people in Fountain Hills on Sunday was released from the hospital and arrested on Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 30, 2024Poll: Maricopa County transportation sales tax ballot measure is on road to success
Maricopa County voters overwhelmingly support Prop 479, a ballot measure to extend a sales tax that funds transportation, per a new poll.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 29, 2024Human remains found in 2019 identified as man reported missing in Phoenix 2 years earlier
Human remains found in northern Arizona in 2019 have been identified as man reported missing in Phoenix two years earlier.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 29, 2024Arizona House committee releases report calling for AG Kris Mayes’ impeachment
An Arizona House ad hoc committee released a report calling for the impeachment of Attorney General Kris Mayes, who dismissed the maneuver as a partisan ploy.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 28, 2024Apache Junction spends $2.9M on historic property in move to help revitalize downtown area
Apache Junction paid $2.9 million for a historic piece of downtown property as the East Valley suburb works to redevelop its core.