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 | Mar 29, 2024Gilbert utility rates to start rising in April, with water and trash bills doubling by 2026
Gilbert utility customers can expect to see significantly higher water and trash bills starting with the April cycle.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 29, 2024I-10 closure will delay traffic heading from west side toward central Phoenix this weekend
The only Valley freeway closure scheduled for this weekend will delay drivers heading from the west side to central Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 28, 2024Garden Bros. Nuclear Circus sets up big top for 26 shows over 11 days in West Valley
The Garden Bros. Nuclear Circus, which bills itself as the world’s oldest and largest traveling circus, is settling in for an 11-day run in the West Valley.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 28, 2024Phoenix-area lottery player wins $1 million in Powerball, 3 others in Arizona win $50,000
A Phoenix-area lottery player won $1 million in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing, and three other Arizona tickets won $50,000.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 28, 2024Holiday rain: Strong weather system to hit Phoenix area over Easter weekend
With a potent cold front expected to bring high winds and widespread rain to the Phoenix area this weekend, the Easter bunny might want to hide those eggs indoors.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 27, 2024Work starts on Buckeye Commons, a West Valley retail center anchored by existing Costco
Sunbelt Investment Holdings, Inc. recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for Buckeye Commons, a retail center on Verrado Way just south of Interstate 10.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 27, 2024Arizona leaders urge federal officials to properly fund state’s border shelter services
Arizona leaders are urging the Biden Administration to make sure the state gets its fair share of the $650 million recently allocated for border shelter services -- and soon.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 27, 2024Maricopa County’s Stephen Richer: ‘We now have a judgment saying that Kari Lake lied about me’
Maricopa County Recorder Stephen Richer feels vindicated after Kari Lake requested a default judgment in his defamation lawsuit against her.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 26, 2024Glendale high school teacher accused of using spy cameras to record students changing outfits
A longtime West Valley teacher was arrested Monday for alleged voyeurism after students found spy cameras in a high school classroom changing room.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 26, 2024Defendant sentenced to 25 years in prison for deadly road rage incident in Mesa
A defendant recently was sentenced to 25 years in prison for a deadly road rage incident in Mesa four years ago.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 26, 2024Low-cost carrier Breeze Airways to launch new service between Phoenix and Norfolk, Virginia
Breeze Airways is adding seasonal nonstop service between Phoenix and Norfolk, Virginia, this fall, the low-cost carrier announced Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 26, 2024Partially assembled pipe bomb found with IED components by Arizona hiker
A man hiking in rural Arizona with his children made a potentially explosive discovery last week: a partially assembled pipe bomb.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 22, 2024Arizona authorities investigating attempted kidnapping involving 4 girls
Law enforcement officials in Arizona said Friday they are investigating an attempted kidnapping involving a group of elementary school-aged girls.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 22, 2024Carnivals with rides, more start in Phoenix, Maricopa this weekend
Hang on tight, ride lovers, Butler Amusements is bringing carnivals to Phoenix and Maricopa over a 10-day stretch starting Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 22, 2024Roadwork to close stretches of I-10 in Phoenix, SR 143 near airport this weekend
Roadwork will close a stretch of Interstate 10 in west Phoenix as well as a main feeder to Sky Harbor International Airport this weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 22, 2024Phoenix’s iconic Barrio Café restaurant closing after 22 years, as legendary chef turns page
Legendary Phoenix chef Silvana Salcido Esparza announced that she will close her iconic Barrio Café restaurant after 22 years.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 21, 2024Dignity Health reaches in-network coverage deal with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona
A contract dispute between Dignity Health and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona is over, the health care network announced Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 21, 2024Phoenix weekend weather forecast includes cooler temperatures, chance of rain
The run of 80-degree days in Phoenix is expected to last a few more days before temperatures take a dive over the weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 21, 2024Iconic guitar maker Fender moving headquarters to former Paradise Valley Mall site in Phoenix
Iconic guitar maker Fender is planning to move its corporate headquarters from Scottsdale to the former site of Paradise Valley Mall in Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 20, 2024Was Arizona’s Presidential Preference Election a waste of time? (Spoiler alert: No)
The nominations were wrapped up before Arizona voters weighed in, but that doesn’t mean the state’s Presidential Preference Election was a waste of time.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 20, 2024President Joe Biden to tout huge semiconductor industry investment during Valley appearance
President Joe Biden will tout a new multibillion-dollar semiconductor industry investment when he visits Intel's campus in Chandler on Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 19, 2024Nearly 1,000 vehicles sell for over $54M during 2024 Mecum Auction in Glendale
Nearly 1,000 classic and collector vehicles were sold during the 2024 Mecum Auction in Glendale this month, generating more than $54 million in sales.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 19, 2024Arizona Democrat delivers speech on obstacles to getting abortion for her unviable pregnancy
An Arizona Democratic lawmaker shared her experience of seeking an abortion to demonstrate the real-world impact of the Legislature’s actions.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 19, 2024Democratic Rep. Jevin Hodge resigns from Arizona House in wake of sexual misconduct report
Democratic Rep. Jevin Hodge resigned from the Arizona House on Tuesday, a day after a media report revealed that he was accused of sexual misconduct in 2015.