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 | May 25, 2022Phoenix police release video of officer shooting noncompliant man holding river rock
Phoenix Police released body-worn camera footage of an officer shooting a man who was acting erratically while holding a river rock.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 24, 2022Game maker developing Scottsdale version of Monopoly, and you can help
A game maker is looking for Scottsdale's versions of Boardwalk, Park Place and other board spaces for a new version of Monopoly.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 23, 2022Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers receives JFK Profile in Courage Award
Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers picked up his JFK Profile in Courage Award on Sunday night, calling the honor “deeply humbling.”
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 23, 2022Trump reportedly delays plan to endorse Masters in Arizona’s US Senate race
Donald Trump is reportedly tapping the brakes on a plan to endorse venture capitalist Blake Masters in Arizona's GOP Senate primary race.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 23, 2022Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona makes Time list of most influential people for 2022
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona was named to Time magazine’s 2022 list of the world's 100 most influential people.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 20, 2022Ex-Valley police officer returning to help Ukrainians after state Senate honor
Pat Shearer said Friday that “it's hard to be home” after spending two months in and around Ukraine during the ongoing Russian invasion.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 19, 2022Dog named Bubba reunited with family 3 months after Arizona highway wreck
Three months after going missing when the vehicle he was riding in rolled over on an Arizona highway, a dog named Bubba is back home with his family.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 19, 2022Flower Child fast-casual restaurant expanding into Chandler
Flower Child is bringing its healthy dining options to Chandler, adding a sixth Valley location to the fast-casual eatery’s portfolio.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 19, 2022Matt Salmon, GOP gubernatorial candidate, again calls for Sen. Wendy Rogers to resign
Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Matt Salmon is again calling for state Sen. Wendy Rogers to resign, this time over her controversial response to the mass shooting in Buffalo.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 19, 2022Missing Arizona hiker found dead with dog, who survived, by his side
A 74-year-old man who got lost while hiking in northern Arizona last week was found dead with his dog, who survived, by his side, authorities said Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 19, 2022Glendale picks 2 firms to lead $70M project to revitalize downtown campus
Glendale has selected an architect and a construction company to lead a nearly $70 million project to revitalize the West Valley suburb’s downtown campus.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 18, 2022Here’s what Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona wants to see before Title 42 is lifted
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona said there will be chaos at the southern border if Title 42 ends before the government is prepared to address the surge of migrants expected to follow.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 17, 20222 estates in Scottsdale’s Silverleaf community hit market with record-level price tags
A pair of mountainside estates in northeast Scottsdale’s ultra-exclusive Silverleaf enclave recently hit the market with record-level price tags.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 16, 2022Tentative $4.46B Maricopa County budget includes property tax rate reduction
The Maricopa County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a tentative $4.46 billion budget that would increase spending while lowering the property tax rate.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 16, 2022Democratic Arizona AG candidate says she wouldn’t prosecute abortion cases
Kris Mayes, Arizona’s lone Democratic candidate for attorney general, said she wouldn’t prosecute abortion cases if Roe vs. Wade gets overturned.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 13, 2022Candidate Marco Lopez calls Gov. Ducey’s plan to bus migrants to DC ‘failed leadership’
Democratic Arizona gubernatorial candidate Marco Lopez dismissed Gov. Doug Ducey’s plan to bus migrants to Washington, D.C., as “a big distraction.”
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 13, 2022Karrin Taylor Robson says she’d promote ‘culture of life’ as Arizona governor
With a potential upheaval in abortion laws looming, Republican candidate Karrin Taylor Robson said Thursday she would work to build “a culture of life” if elected governor of Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 12, 2022Arizona literacy programs get $11.6M from state education department
The Arizona Department of Education on Thursday announced $11.6 million in grants to three programs designed to help kids improve their reading skills.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 12, 2022House Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Rep. Andy Biggs of Arizona, 4 other GOP congressmen
A congressional panel on Thursday issued subpoenas to five Republican representatives, including Andy Biggs of Arizona, as part of its investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the U.S. Capitol and its causes.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 11, 2022Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey says state will offer migrants transportation to Washington
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey announced several new border-related actions on Wednesday, including a plan to send some asylum seekers to Washington, D.C.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 11, 2022Here’s what Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake says about abortion
Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake said Wednesday she thinks abortion, which she called “the ultimate sin,” should be regulated at the state level.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 6, 2022Sen. Kyrsten Sinema unconvinced after grilling DHS officials about Title 42 plans
During two hearings with Homeland Security officials this week, U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona expressed doubts that the Biden administration is adequately prepared for the aftermath of the end of Title 42.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 5, 2022Southern Arizona fort on list of nation’s most endangered historic places
Camp Naco, a century-old adobe fort in southern Arizona, was named one of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.
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ARIZONA NEWS | May 4, 2022Remembering Our Fallen traveling memorial stops in Mesa this week
Remembering Our Fallen, a traveling tribute to Americans who died while serving their country in the wake of 9/11, is stopping in Mesa this week.