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 | Nov 17, 2021Paradise Valley ZIP code climbs list of highest home prices in US
The most expensive ZIP code for homes in Arizona -- Paradise Valley’s 85253 -- is now the 50th most expensive ZIP code in the country.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 16, 2021Mesa firefighter dies at age 36 after long battle with rare form of cancer
Retired Mesa Fire Capt. Trevor Madrid died of a rare form of cancer Sunday afternoon while surrounded by family and friends. He was 36.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 16, 2021
Arizona hits 9-month COVID-19 highs for hospital inpatients, ICU usage
Arizona hospitals are seeing the highest numbers since February for COVID-19 inpatients and ICU bed usage, while the state reported more than 80 additional deaths from the virus Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 15, 2021Arizona reports fewer than 3,000 new COVID cases; inpatient numbers still rising
Arizona health officials on Monday reported fewer than 3,000 new COVID-19 cases for only the second time in the last 12 days.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 12, 2021In national column, Ducey accuses Biden of turning his back on Arizona
In a Wall Street Journal opinion piece, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey accused President Joe Biden of turning his back on the state after it helped him get elected last year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 12, 2021With new investment partner, Hash Kitchen expanding outside Arizona
Fueled by a multimillion-dollar investment, Scottsdale's The Maggiore Group announced plans to take its popular Hash Kitchen boozy brunch concept into new territory.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 11, 2021Arizona redistricting public hearing set for Saturday in Phoenix
Members of the public can learn more about Arizona’s proposed congressional and legislative maps and provide feedback during a hearing in south Phoenix on Saturday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 11, 2021Andy Warhol artwork owned by Alice Cooper goes unsold at Scottsdale auction
An Andy Warhol painting owned by Valley resident and rock legend Alice Cooper failed to receive a bid meeting the minimum reserve at the 2021 Fall Larsen Art Auction.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 10, 2021
Kyle Rittenhouse says at trial he’s studying nursing at ASU; school responds
Kyle Rittenhouse said he was studying nursing at Arizona State University while testifying Wednesday at his Wisconsin murder trial, but the school said that wasn’t exactly the case.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 10, 2021Prosecutors seek 51-month sentence for Arizona’s ‘QAnon Shaman’
Prosecutors are seeking more than four years in prison for Jacob Chansley, but the Arizona man who pleaded guilty for his role in breaching the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 while dressed in his infamous “QAnon Shaman” outfit wants his detention to end next week.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 10, 2021Avondale, SRP partner to remove trees that threaten power lines, plant new ones
Avondale is the latest Valley city to take part in Salt River Project’s Right Tree Right Place program, which addresses issues of safety and sustainability.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 9, 2021Chew on this: Gold tooth left in Arizona Salvation Army Red Kettle
A Salvation Army thrift store in western Arizona recently received an unusual but welcome donation: a gold tooth.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 9, 2021Phoenix Children’s breaks ground on Glendale hospital campus
Taking another step in its mission to increase services for West Valley communities, Phoenix Children’s broke ground Tuesday on a new campus in Glendale.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 8, 2021Variety of Arizona groups that combat homelessness get over $40M in funding
Arizona officials announced last week how more than $40 million will be distributed to groups that work to combat homelessness in the state.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2021Arizona to stop offering community fishing program licenses
Community fishing program licenses cost less than general licenses but are limited in scope and have been declining in popularity, the Arizona Game and Fish Department said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2021Arizona joins 10 other states in lawsuit against Biden’s vaccine policy
Arizona joined a coalition that includes 10 other states Friday in filing a federal lawsuit challenging President Joe Biden’s new COVID-19 vaccination policy.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2021Banner Health to occupy building at The Grove project on Camelback Road
Banner Health will occupy a building at a high-profile mixed-use project under construction in Phoenix, developers announced Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 4, 2021Arizona lawmaker appointed to agriculture post in Biden administration
Arizona state Rep. Charlene Fernandez was appointed to a position in the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is resigning from the Legislature.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 4, 2021Think Phoenix prices are nuts? Tiny Boston-area home sells for $315K
Skyrocketing home prices have caused much gnashing of teeth among potential buyers in metro Phoenix, but it could be worse. A lot worse.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 4, 2021With federal vaccine rules released, Arizona AG Brnovich filing another lawsuit
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced Thursday he will file another lawsuit against President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine or test policy now that the rules have been finalized.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 3, 2021FBI takes Scottsdale murder suspect off list of 10 most wanted fugitives
A Scottsdale man suspected of killing his family in 2002 no longer meets the criteria to be on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives List, the agency announced Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 3, 2021Arizona study shows COVID can go from humans to pets, but not other way
Arizona researchers have genetically documented the transmission of COVID-19 from humans to pets but say the virus doesn’t move in the other direction.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 2, 2021
Sen. Sinema on board with drug price provision in Democrats’ domestic plan
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona agreed Tuesday to include prescription drug price controls in Democrats’ climate change and social safety net bill.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 2, 2021
Arizona Senate President Karen Fann ‘absolutely proud’ about election audit
Arizona Senate President Karen Fann said the Cyber Ninjas’ review of Maricopa County’s 2020 election wasn’t perfect but she has no regrets about her involvement in it.