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 | Feb 15, 2022Phoenix priest resigns, baptisms invalidated over incorrect word during rite
A Catholic priest resigned from his Phoenix parish recently and most of the baptisms he’d performed were invalidated because he'd been speaking an incorrect word while performing the rite.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 14, 2022
Donald Trump scoffs at notion of ‘RINO’ Doug Ducey running for Senate
Former President Donald Trump has taken note of reports that top Republicans have been recruiting Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey to run for Democrat Mark Kelly's U.S. Senate seat.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 14, 2022
Officials say man who injured 9 Phoenix officers in standoff died by suicide
The man responsible for injuring nine Phoenix officers after shooting the mother of his child last week was hit by police gunfire but ultimately took his own life, authorities said Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 11, 2022
Arizona House speaker says school funding cap will be lifted before deadline
Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers said Friday that lawmakers will address a funding cap in time to keep schools from losing access to $1.1 billion earmarked for education.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 9, 2022Arizona border sheriff would welcome armed state National Guard troops
Cochise County Sheriff Mark Dannels said he’d welcome the presence of armed Arizona National Guard troops to address border security issues, a move the state’s attorney general said would be legally warranted.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 8, 2022Furniture retailer Potato Barn planning first West Valley location
Metro Phoenix home furnishings retailer Potato Barn is planning to open its fourth location, and first in the West Valley, in Goodyear.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 8, 2022Arizona leads 5-state lawsuit against $15 minimum wage for federal contractors
Arizona and four other states are suing the Biden administration over its new $15 minimum wage and overtime pay requirements for federal contractors.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 7, 2022Scottsdale police hunting for killer of ‘beloved’ Special Olympics athlete
Scottsdale police are working to find the killer of a “beloved” member of the city’s Special Olympics and adaptive recreation programs.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 4, 2022US House OKs version of semiconductor legislation pushed by Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly
The U.S. House on Friday passed its version of a bill that contains billions of dollars to supercharge the semiconductor industry, which is booming in Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 4, 2022
Kari Lake says homelessness plan would get people off streets ‘one way or another’
Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake said Thursday her plan to curb homelessness would get "these people off the streets one way or another."
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 3, 2022Maricopa County Superior Court judge hospitalized after getting hit by car
A longtime Maricopa County Superior Court judge was seriously injured Wednesday in a car-pedestrian collision involving a driver suspected of running a red light in Phoenix, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 3, 2022Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on possible Senate run: ‘Answer hasn’t changed’
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has repeatedly said he won’t run for U.S. Senate this year, and a new poll showing he’d be the clear front-runner among Republicans hasn’t changed his mind.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 3, 2022Sen. Mark Kelly says bill would bolster Arizona’s growing semiconductor industry
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly said a bipartisan bill he co-sponsored and helped craft would be a boon to Arizona’s burgeoning semiconductor industry and help restore the nation as a leader in producing the small but vital components.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 2, 2022Phoenix scrambling to hire enough lifeguards to open all 29 pools this summer
If Phoenix can't hire 400 lifeguards by the end of March the city might not be able to open all 29 of its municipal pools this summer.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 2, 2022Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona crushing Republican field in fundraising
Democratic U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly entered this election year with a larger war chest than Arizona’s five Republican hopefuls combined, according to fourth-quarter Federal Election Commission reports.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 1, 2022Phoenix nightclub Char’s Has the Blues reopening with new name, new look
Venerable Phoenix nightclub Char’s Has the Blues is reopening Friday with a new name and a new look nearly two years after closing because of COVID-19.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 31, 2022Arizona Lottery unveils $50 scratch-off tickets with $5 million top prize
The Arizona Lottery is set to debut its richest scratch-off game on Tuesday, a $50 ticket with a top prize of $5 million.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 30, 2022Sid’s Garage bringing bold burgers, shakes to Phoenix at Desert Ridge
Sid’s Garage, an burger-based restaurant based in Idaho, is tuning up its first Arizona location at Desert Ridge Marketplace in north Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 27, 2022Here’s what Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema, Mark Kelly say about Supreme Court vacancy
With Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer retiring, Arizona's U.S. senators said Thursday they are looking forward to the confirmation process.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 27, 2022Party on! ‘Wayne’s World’ Pacer sells for over $70K at Scottsdale auction
Exsqueeze me? The AMC Pacer know as the Mirthmobile in "Wayne's World" sold for $71,500 at the Barrett-Jackson collector car auction in Scottsdale.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 26, 20223 ‘Fast Saga’ movie cars for sale at Scottsdale’s Barrett-Jackson auction
Buckle up. Three cars from the "Fast Saga" movie collection are hitting the block during Saturday’s session of the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 26, 2022Border Patrol union leader says morale ‘in the tank’ after trying year
Brandon Judd, president of the National Border Patrol Council, said agent morale is “in the tank” after a year in which the number of migrant encounters soared.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 25, 2022Suspect shot by Phoenix police near Arizona Capitol jailed after hospital release
An armed robbery suspect shot by Phoenix police near the Arizona Capitol earlier this month was arrested Tuesday after getting released from the hospital, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Jan 24, 2022
Pills, monoclonal antibodies for treating COVID remain scarce in Arizona
Emerging outpatient antiviral treatments for COVID-19 are still being rationed in Arizona because of scarcity, the leader of the state’s largest health care network said Monday.