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 24, 2022Nearly 90% of Arizona voters plan to cast midterm ballots, most before Election Day, poll finds
Arizonans are eager to vote, mostly early, in this year’s hotly contested midterm elections, according to poll results released Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 24, 2022Pottery Barn, West Elm parent to open huge distribution center in Glendale
Williams-Sonoma, the home furnishings company that counts Pottery Barn and West Elm among its brands, signed a lease for massive fulfillment and distribution center in Glendale.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 23, 2022Pace of new COVID cases, deaths in Arizona slows in latest weekly update
Arizona reported declines of 26% in new deaths and 11% in additional cases in Wednesday’s weekly update of the state’s COVID-19 dashboard.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 22, 2022Ducey appoints 2 to Arizona Board of Regents, 7 to State Board of Education
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Monday appointed nine people to two boards that oversee public education in the state.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 22, 2022With election down road, Maricopa County officials ponder Adel’s interim replacement
With a special election for Maricopa County attorney set for later in the year, the Board of Supervisors can now start thinking about who will serve as metro Phoenix’s interim top prosecutor until voters pick Allister Adel’s replacement.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 21, 2022Republican Jim Lamon puts money where mouth is in Arizona’s US Senate race
Arizona businessman Jim Lamon said he’s pouring millions of his own dollars into his U.S. Senate campaign because he doesn’t think any other Republican candidate can defeat Sen. Mark Kelly.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 21, 2022Navajo Nation gets $1M federal grant to help power Arizona homes with clean energy
The U.S. Department of Energy announced a grant of more than $1 million for a Navajo Nation project to power 24 Arizona homes with clean energy.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 18, 2022Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signs 19 bills, including nursing home, botox, fireworks regulations
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed 19 bills into law on Friday, including legislation on nursing home background checks, cosmetic procedures and overnight fireworks.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 18, 2022‘Huge response’ for Arizona educational summer camps, new program’s leader says
Interest is high in a free summer camp program to help Arizona students make up academic ground lost during the pandemic, according to the state-funded initiative’s leader.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 18, 2022
COVID community level drops to low in most of Arizona, medium for 2 counties
The COVID-19 risk has fallen to the low range in all but two Arizona counties, according to the latest CDC update of community levels across the nation.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 17, 2022Roger Waters of Pink Floyd adds Valley show to This Is Not A Drill tour
In what might be his final time on the road, Roger Waters is bringing his legendary live act to the Valley this fall.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 17, 2022Ex-Sheriff Joe Arpaio files signatures in bid to unseat Fountain Hills mayor
Former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said Wednesday he turned in the maximum number of nominating signatures as he takes aim at the office of mayor in Fountain Hills.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 16, 2022Verrado High School staff disarms student who brought gun to campus
Staff at a West Valley high school disarmed a student who brought a gun to campus Wednesday morning, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 16, 2022
Arizona COVID deaths up, cases and hospitalizations down in latest report
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to fall in Arizona, but deaths from the virus rose by 20% in the latest weekly report.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 15, 2022Former top prosecutor says MCAO issues might go beyond botched misdemeanors
Rick Romley, who spent 16 years as Maricopa County’s top prosecutor, said that his former agency’s issues with filing criminal cases might be worse than what was made public this week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 15, 2022Arizona Gov. Ducey calls for MCAO accountability after cases dropped: ‘Unacceptable’
Gov. Doug Ducey called for accountability from Maricopa County Attorney’s Office leadership after nearly 200 criminal cases had to be dropped because charges weren't filed on time, but he stopped short of calling for Allister Adel's resignation.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 11, 2022US Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona introduces bill to create rural prosperity office
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona introduced a bipartisan bill Thursday that would create a White House office tasked with promoting rural prosperity nationwide.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 11, 2022
2 Arizona counties see change in community COVID levels, 1 better and 1 worse
Two Arizona counties saw status changes, one better and one worse, in the latest weekly update of community COVID-19 levels across the nation.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 10, 2022Phoenix-area prices up by nearly 11% in past year, outpacing national inflation
The Phoenix area outpaced the nation in inflation over the past year, with consumer prices surging by nearly 11%, according to data released Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 10, 20222 Arizona congressmen among few to vote against bill to ban Russian oil imports
Arizona Reps. Andy Biggs and Paul Gosar voted against a bill to ban Russian oil imports that passed through the House with strong bipartisan support Wednesday night.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 9, 2022Former Valley police officer in Europe helping Ukrainian refugees
A former Valley police officer who went to Europe to help Ukrainian refugees during the Russian invasion says they "all have a story to tell."
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 9, 2022Arizona reports 32% weekly decline in new COVID cases, 15% drop in deaths
Arizona reported declines of 32% in new cases and 15% in additional deaths in the latest weekly update of the state’s COVID-19 dashboard.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 9, 2022Nestlé plans to build coffee creamer factory in Glendale, create 350 jobs
Nestlé USA announced plans Wednesday to build a factory in Glendale for making non-dairy coffee creamers, a project that will create an estimated 350 jobs in the West Valley suburb.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 8, 2022Arizona on alert for Russian cyberattacks but not seeing increase, state official says
Arizona has been on high alert for cyberattacks from Russia since it invaded Ukraine, but activity levels haven't changed, the director of the state Department of Homeland Security said.