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 | Jul 3, 2022Phoenix opens skate plaza to replace tennis court at Perry Park
An underused public tennis court at Perry Park in Phoenix has new life after being transformed into a skate plaza.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 3, 2022CO+HOOTS co-working community opens in Mesa at Benedictine University
A new CO+HOOTS co-working community for entrepreneurs, startups, small businesses and students opened Thursday in Mesa.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jul 1, 2022John McCain, Gabby Giffords to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
A prominent pair of Arizona political figures, the late Sen. John McCain and former Rep. Gabby Giffords, will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom next week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 30, 2022
Proposed Arizona ballot initiative to ensure abortion rights running out of time
Proponents of a ballot initiative to amend Arizona’s constitution to guarantee abortion rights have a week left to gather enough signatures to put the issue before voters this year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 30, 2022Phoenix Mexican restaurant Ladera Taverna closing, will reopen as The Vig
Ladera Taverna y Cocina is saying adios this weekend after six years in Phoenix’s Sunnyslope neighborhood and will be converted into another location of The Vig.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 29, 2022Donald Trump endorses Rusty Bowers’ foe in Arizona state Senate race
About a week after Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers testified for the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, former President Donald Trump endorsed Bowers’ opponent in the upcoming election.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 29, 2022
Electronic surveillance used in 8 Phoenix abortion protest arrests; court doesn’t find probable cause
Electronic surveillance was involved in eight of the nine arrests state troopers made over the weekend at or near abortion rights protests at the Arizona Capitol, according to court documents.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 29, 2022After ending Arizona governor bid, Matt Salmon endorses Karrin Taylor Robson
A day after he ended his campaign to become the Republican nominee for governor in Arizona, Matt Salmon endorsed Karrin Taylor Robson in the race on Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 28, 2022Airbnb makes party ban policy permanent, says it had big impact in Arizona
Airbnb said Tuesday its party ban has been so effective, especially in Arizona, that the vacation rental platform is making the policy permanent.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 28, 2022UArizona offers free tuition for Native American undergraduate students
The University of Arizona is making undergraduate education free for Native American students at the Tucson campus.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 27, 2022Sinkhole almost swallows car after pipe breaks on Phoenix street
A motorist escaped uninjured after driving into a sinkhole that opened up after a pipe broke under a Phoenix street Sunday night.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 27, 2022Arizona party leaders laud state budget as bipartisan achievement
The Republican and Democratic leaders of the Arizona House both came out of budget negotiations with good things to say about the agreement.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 24, 2022What does Roe v. Wade reversal mean for Arizona abortion law?
Now that the Supreme Court has put abortion law authority in the hands of the states, what does it mean for Arizona?
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 23, 2022Mixed-use project near State Farm Stadium dubbed ‘District at Sportsman’s Park, Glendale’
A planned mixed-used development in the shadow of State Farm Stadium will be known as “District at Sportsman’s Park, Glendale.”
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 22, 2022Maricopa County reveals voting locations, hours of operation for 2022 primary election
Here's what you need to know about where, when and how you can vote in the 2022 Maricopa County primary election.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 22, 20225 Arizona Republican candidates for US Senate to spar at forum in Phoenix
Voters will get the chance to hear from all five of Arizona’s Republican candidates for U.S. Senate during a forum in Phoenix on Thursday night.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 17, 2022Here’s the latest on how Papago Plaza in Scottsdale is being remade
Developers provided an update this week about the rebirth of Scottsdale’s Papago Plaza as a retail and dining destination.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 15, 2022Lime e-scooters roll back into Phoenix after 2-plus years away
More than two years after riding out of the Valley, Lime returned to Phoenix on Tuesday with an updated version of its electric scooters.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 15, 2022President Joe Biden nominates Phoenix attorney to US Court of Appeals
President Joe Biden on Wednesday nominated Phoenix attorney Roopali H. Desai to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 15, 2022FBI Phoenix warns about ‘sextortion’ schemes targeting teenage boys
Law enforcement officials are warning Phoenix-area families about a rise in “sextortion” schemes targeting teenage boys.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 14, 2022Vitalant puts out a call for Phoenix-area donors to address critical blood shortage
With supplies low and hundreds of appointments across metro Phoenix unfilled, Vitalant put out a call Tuesday for donors to address a critical blood shortage.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 14, 2022Woman, dog rescued from Arizona canal after 18-hour ordeal
A woman spent about 18 hours in a southwestern Arizona canal last week after she got stuck trying to rescue her dog, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 13, 2022Jan. 6 committee hearing puts Arizona’s ‘consequential’ 2020 election results in spotlight
Arizona’s “consequential” 2020 presidential election results, and how they were reported, were in the spotlight for part of Monday morning’s Jan. 6 committee hearing.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jun 10, 2022More than half of Arizona’s counties at medium or high COVID-19 community level
With COVID-19 cases on the rise, more than half of Arizona’s 15 counties are now at medium or high community levels, according to the CDC.