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 | Dec 21, 2021Pima County officials pass mask mandate, but they probably can’t enforce it
Tucson-area officials voted Tuesday to require face masks indoors when social distancing isn’t possible even though it's unlikely they can enforce the mandate.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 17, 2021
ASU honors student Emma Broyles crowned Miss America
Miss Alaska Emma Broyles, one of two ASU honors student in the competition, was crowned as Miss America on Thursday in the competition's 100th anniversary event.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 17, 2021
Arizona adds 3,686 COVID cases, 143 deaths as hospitalizations ease
Signs are emerging that Arizona’s winter COVID-19 surge has passed its peak, but the risks posed by the virus remain high.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 17, 2021Arizona to stop offering paper ‘book’ hunting and fishing licenses
The process for buying hunting and fishing licenses in Arizona is moving fully into the digital age. Game and Fish will stop offering traditional paper “book” licenses after Dec. 31.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 16, 20213 young Arizona children OK after abduction; noncustodial parents arrested
The search for three young children allegedly abducted by their noncustodial parents in rural northern Arizona last week ended Wednesday when they were found safe in Apache Junction, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 16, 2021Salvation Army seeks volunteers to prepare, serve Christmas meals in Phoenix
The Salvation Army is looking to recruit hundreds of volunteers to prepare, serve and deliver meals for Christmas Day in Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 16, 2021Mayo Clinic buys 288 acres for expansion around Phoenix hospital
The Mayo Clinic bought 228 acres around its north Phoenix campus on Wednesday to facilitate ambitious expansion plans.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 16, 2021Marcelino Quiñonez picked to fill final Arizona Legislature vacancy
Marcelino Quiñonez, a Phoenix educator and non-profit leader, was appointed to the vacant Arizona House of Representatives seat for Legislative District 27 on Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 14, 2021Walmart in Surprise closing temporarily to sanitize in response to COVID
A West Valley Walmart is closing temporarily this week to sanitize the store to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, the company announced Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 14, 2021Gilbert sustainable packaging company Footprint reaches deal to go public
Footprint, the Gilbert company with naming rights to the Phoenix Suns’ arena, announced Tuesday that it’s agreed to become a publicly traded company through a merger.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 14, 2021Final $460K of AZ Coronavirus Relief Fund goes to rural food banks
Nearly half a million dollars is going to food banks across Arizona, primarily in rural areas, in the final payout from the AZ Coronavirus Relief Fund, Gov. Doug Ducey announced Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 13, 2021Quick-thinking teenager helps Mesa police nab voyeurism suspect
A quick-thinking teenager helped police catch a suspected voyeur who allegedly took cellphone video in the bathroom stall of a Mesa business earlier this month, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 13, 2021Here are Arizona’s 10 deadliest stretches of road, all in metro Phoenix
Arizona’s 10 deadliest stretches of road are all in Maricopa County, with two on Indian School Road in Phoenix, according to a MoneyGeek analysis of fatal crashes.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 13, 2021Dignity Health’s Arizona hospitals halting some elective surgeries as beds fill
Dignity Health’s Arizona hospitals are halting some elective surgeries to deal with shrinking capacity as the number of COVID-19 patients rises, the health care network said Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 12, 2021Apache Junction replacing retiring police chief with Tempe assistant chief
Tempe Assistant Police Chief Michael Pooley was chosen to succeed Apache Junction Chief Thomas E. Kelly, who is retiring after nearly 50 years in public safety.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 10, 2021Arizona pandemic czar says all options on table as COVID wave floods hospitals
Arizona’s top pandemic advisor said Friday the rising COVID-19 wave has become a "crisis" for the state's hospitals and could trigger a stoppage of elective surgeries if the situation worsens.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 9, 2021Developers reveal plans to revitalize Metrocenter as mixed-use village
Developers announced elaborate plans to tear down Metrocenter Mall and bring the former Phoenix landmark back to life as a mixed-used community called the Village.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 9, 2021Valley nonprofit taking WWII hero on honor flight for his 100th birthday
Grounded No More is taking Chandler's Jack Holder on an honor flight Sunday at Mesa’s Falcon Field to celebrate the Pearl Harbor survivor's 100th birthday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 9, 2021Tempe discount movie theater reopens with new look, $3.50 tickets
With all tickets at $3.50, Pollack Tempe Cinemas will welcome movie-goers this weekend for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 8, 2021
Maricopa County commits $28M in federal funds to address homelessness
Maricopa County committed $28 million in federal COVID relief funds to address housing insecurity in metro Phoenix, including the addition of hundreds of shelter beds.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 8, 2021New data shows unvaccinated Arizonans 15 times more likely to die of COVID-19
Arizonans who aren’t fully vaccinated against COVID-19 are nearly four times more likely than those who are to test positive and over 15 times more likely to die from the virus, according to the state health department.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 8, 2021Attorney Thomas Galvin picked for Maricopa County Board of Supervisors vacancy
Thomas Galvin, a Phoenix attorney, was selected Wednesday to fill the District 2 vacancy on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 7, 2021Phoenix-area health official on omicron: ‘It’s probably already here’
A high-ranking metro Phoenix health official said that while the omicron variant of COVID-19 hasn’t yet been confirmed in Arizona, “it’s probably already here.”
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ARIZONA NEWS | Dec 6, 2021Another The Pick lottery jackpot ticket sold at a West Valley Walmart
For the second time in less than two weeks, somebody who bought a lottery ticket at a West Valley Walmart is grinning after hitting The Pick jackpot.