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 | Oct 12, 2021Scottsdale’s ‘Castle on the Hill’ estate sells for near-record $21.5 million
An elegant Scottsdale mansion known as the “Castle on the Hill” sold for $21.5 million earlier this month, the second-priciest home sale in Arizona history.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2021Long-running Original Phoenix Greek Festival returns this weekend
The long-running Original Phoenix Greek Festival returns Friday-Sunday after taking last year off because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2021
AG Garland briefed at border in southern Arizona, visits family of fallen DEA agent
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland stopped for a briefing at the border while in southern Arizona on Thursday before heading to Mexico City to meet with high-level U.S. and Mexican officials.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 8, 2021Arizona education chief says federal COVID funds ‘essential’ for safe schools
Arizona has now received more than $4 billion in federal COVID-19 recovery funds for education, which Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman said has been “incredibly critical” for schools to safely reopen because “the state has fallen short” in that regard.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 7, 2021Maricopa County Attorney’s Office updates policy on use of video evidence
The Maricopa County Attorney’s Office updated its official policy to say prosecutors must review available video evidence before pressing charges in felony cases.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 7, 2021FBI pushes to increase hate crime awareness, reporting in Arizona
With hate crimes on the rise in Arizona, the FBI is launching a statewide campaign to increase awareness and encourage citizens to report incidents.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 6, 2021
Maricopa County mails out 1.4M ballots for upcoming jurisdictional elections
Maricopa County mailed out ballots to all 1.4 million voters eligible to participate in the upcoming jurisdictional elections.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 6, 2021Arizona’s Doug Ducey joins GOP governors in Texas to propose border plan
Arizona’s Doug Ducey joined nine other Republican governors Wednesday in southern Texas to outline a 10-point border security plan they want the Biden administration to implement.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 6, 2021
Cyber Ninjas CEO declines US House request to testify at Arizona audit hearing
The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform will hold a hearing Thursday about Arizona’s partisan election review, but a key figure declined an invitation to testify.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 5, 2021Innings Festival announces Foo Fighters, Tame Impala as 2022 headliners
Innings Festival on Tuesday revealed its 2022 lineup, with heavy hitters Foo Fighters and Tame Impala headlining the two-day celebration of music and baseball in Tempe.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 30, 2021Father of missing Phoenix man Daniel Robinson: ‘I’m still keeping my faith’
The father of Daniel Robinson is holding out hope that his son, who was last seen west of Phoenix more than three months ago, will be found alive.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 30, 2021Phoenix Union schools to require vaccine or testing for sports, other activities
The Phoenix Union High School District on Thursday announced that students and staff who participate in sports or certain other extracurricular activities must soon provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination or take weekly tests.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 30, 2021
Sen. Sinema spokesman: ‘We do not negotiate through the press’
U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, taking heat from Democratic colleagues for not backing President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending plan, said reports saying she hasn’t been forthright during negotiations to shrink the package are not accurate.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 30, 2021Innings Festival stepping back up to plate at Tempe park in 2022
After a year on the bench because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Innings Festival is returning to Tempe Beach Park in February 2022 for its fourth edition.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 29, 2021US Rep. Debbie Lesko recovering in Arizona after successful surgery
U.S. Rep. Debbie Lesko said Wednesday she is recovering in Arizona after doctors successfully removed her gallbladder.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 29, 2021AG Brnovich asks Arizona Supreme Court to hear mask mandate appeal
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich wants the state’s appeal of a lower court ruling that struck down a host of Republican legislation, including a ban on face mask mandates in schools, to go straight to the Arizona Supreme Court.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 29, 2021
Arizona Democratic Party threatens to censure Sen. Kyrsten Sinema
Arizona Democratic Party leaders are putting pressure on U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema to back filibuster reform in order to pass voting rights legislation and support President Joe Biden’s spending plan.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 28, 2021Maricopa County commits $15M to address domestic violence
Maricopa County on Tuesday announced an “unprecedented” $15 million investment of federal COVID relief funding to address domestic violence in metro Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 28, 2021
Arizona AG reaches out to Senate, Maricopa County about election review findings
The Arizona Attorney General's Office is seeking more information from the Arizona Senate regarding the Cyber Ninjas-led review of the 2020 election in metro Phoenix and wants Maricopa County to preserve its documentation.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 27, 2021Judge strikes down Arizona law banning face mask mandates in schools
An Arizona Superior Court judge ruled that a law banning face mask mandates in schools violates the state constitution and can't go into effect this week as scheduled.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 27, 2021
Richer: Maricopa County to give ‘bulletproof’ answers to election questions
Maricopa County will provide "bulletproof" answers to the questions raised last week by Arizona Senate contractors who reviewed the 2020 election in metro Phoenix, Recorder Stephen Richer said Monday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 24, 2021
Arizona AG Mark Brnovich to ‘take all necessary actions’ on election findings
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said Friday he’s prepared to "take all necessary actions" in response to the results of the Arizona Senate’s review of the last year’s election in Maricopa County.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 24, 2021Arizona says it has plenty of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine supply for booster shots
Arizona has an ample supply of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for people eligible to get booster shots under new federal recommendations, the state health department said Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Sep 24, 2021Maricopa County supervisor urges GOP colleagues to move on from 2020
Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates hopes his fellow Arizona Republicans can move on from 2020 now that election review results are expected to corroborate what he's known since votes were officially tallied in November: Joe Biden won.