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 | Oct 13, 2022Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey considers school choice expansion his proudest accomplishment
As his time in office winds down, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said he considers the state’s school voucher expansion his proudest accomplishment.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 13, 2022Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says ‘Katie Hobbs has got to show up’ for debate against Kari Lake
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said Thursday he wants Katie Hobbs, the Democrat aiming to succeed him, to stop dodging a head-to-head debate with Republican candidate Kari Lake.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 12, 2022Arizona early voting begins, mail ballots sent out for 2022 general election
Wednesday was the first day Arizona polling places could open for in-person early voting, while county recorders started sending out mail ballots.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 12, 2022Gin Blossoms, Tempe officials to celebrate unveiling of ‘Allison Road Avenue’
The Gin Blossoms are set to join Tempe officials Friday for the unveiling of "Allison Road Avenue," an honorary stretch of Eighth Street.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 7, 2022Long-awaited Phoenix-area Rage Against the Machine shows canceled
Rage Against the Machine scrapped the rest of their reunion tour, including two Glendale shows, after singer Zack de la Rocha injured his leg.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 7, 2022
Arizona GOP secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem explains prior use of early voting
Mark Finchem, the GOP nominee for Arizona secretary of state, explained Thursday why he regularly voted early until this year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 6, 2022Here’s what Democratic candidate Katie Hobbs says about Arizona abortion laws
Katie Hobbs, the Democratic nominee for Arizona governor, said the state’s near-total abortion ban goes against the will of the people and she’d work to change it if elected.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 6, 2022Prop 132 would require 60% supermajority to pass Arizona ballot measures that add tax
Prop 132 asks voters if ballot measures that enact a tax should require a supermajority of at least 60% to pass instead of the current 50% threshold.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 5, 2022Phoenix’s Operation Gun Crime Crackdown extended after nearly 1,200 firearms seized
Law enforcement agencies in Phoenix are extending Operation Gun Crime Crackdown after nearly 1,200 firearms were taken off the streets during the pilot program’s first three months.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 4, 2022
Doctors group asks court to make 15-week abortion ban the law in Arizona
The Arizona Medical Association wants a court to make a 15-week abortion ban apply statewide rather than a pre-statehood near-total ban.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 4, 2022Kari Lake, Arizona’s GOP candidate for governor, says abortion should be rare but not illegal
Kari Lake, the Republican candidate for governor in Arizona, said Tuesday she would like abortions to be rare and safe, but not illegal.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 3, 2022Glendale finds its next fire chief across town in Scottsdale
After a nationwide search, Glendale hired Ryan Freeburg as its new fire chief. Freeburg had been the assistant chief in Scottsdale.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 2, 2022New trash pickup days start this week for most of Phoenix
New pickup days go into effect Monday for 80% of the Phoenix's trash, garbage and green organic pickup customers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 30, 2022Here’s what Arizona parents need to know about applying for school vouchers
Now that Arizona’s school voucher expansion can move forward, officials are asking parents to be patient as they work through a backlog of applications.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 30, 2022Arizona school voucher opponents fall short in bid to block expansion
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs said Friday that the effort to block school voucher expansion by voter referendum has fallen short.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 29, 2022
Arizona AG Mark Brnovich files lawsuit against Biden’s student debt forgiveness
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich followed other states and groups in filing a lawsuit against President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 29, 2022AG Mark Brnovich, Gov. Doug Ducey at odds over Arizona abortion restrictions
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich and Gov. Doug Ducey are at odds over how restrictive the state’s abortion laws should be.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 29, 2022Arizona hits revenue threshold to implement 2.5% flat income tax a year early
Arizona’s flat income tax rate of 2.5% will kick in for the 2023 tax year thanks to a healthy economy, the state announced Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 28, 2022Arizona GOP leaders push Hobbs to reject referendum blocking school voucher expansion
Arizona Republican leaders want Secretary of State Katie Hobbs to quickly reject the referendum that’s blocking school voucher expansion.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 28, 2022Blake Masters thinks independents will back him over Sen. Mark Kelly
Blake Masters, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in Arizona, said Wednesday he thinks the key independent bloc will support him in his effort to unseat Sen. Mark Kelly despite recent polling showing otherwise.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 27, 2022
Maricopa County attorney says court ruling didn’t resolve Arizona abortion law
Maricopa County’s top prosecutor said Tuesday that last week’s court ruling on abortion didn’t resolve the issue of what the law actually is in Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 27, 2022Katie Hobbs, Kari Lake set to participate in town hall event next week
Katie Hobbs and Kari Lake won’t be debating anytime soon, but Arizona’s gubernatorial candidates are both scheduled to participate in a forum next week in Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 27, 2022
New Arizona law doubles duration of protective orders to 2 years
A new Arizona law that went into effect Saturday doubles the duration of protective orders from one year to two.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 23, 2022These 3 metro Phoenix restaurants lauded by New York Times on 2022 list
A diverse serving of four Arizona restaurants, including three in the Valley, had dining experts from The New York Times licking their chops this year.