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 | Mar 15, 2021
Most Arizona students will soon have in-person option, Supt. Hoffman says
Superintendent of Public Instruction Kathy Hoffman said almost all of Arizona’s K-12 students will have the opportunity to be back in classrooms by the end of March.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 12, 2021Man arrested for allegedly stealing car with toddler asleep inside in Mesa
A suspect was arrested Thursday for allegedly stealing a car with a 2-year-old boy sleeping inside last week in Mesa.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 12, 2021
Mountainside Fitness founder leaves CEO role, considers run for governor
Tom Hatten announced Friday that he’s stepped down as CEO of Mountainside Fitness but is remaining with the Valley gym chain he founded 30 years ago in another role.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 12, 2021Gov. Ducey says Biden’s May 1 vaccine eligibility goal is attainable in Arizona
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said the state can meet President Joe Biden’s goal of extending COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to all adults by May 1 if the supply is sufficient.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 11, 2021Republican Arizona lawmaker: ‘Everybody shouldn’t be voting’
A Republican Arizona lawmaker reportedly said one reason he supports bills some have criticized as voter suppression is that “everybody shouldn't be voting.”
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 11, 2021Immersive Van Gogh show coming to secret Phoenix location this summer
Art lovers will be able to see some of the most famous paintings in history in a new light when the Immersive Van Gogh exhibition comes to Phoenix this summer.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 10, 2021
Maricopa County releases essential worker details for COVID-19 vaccines
Maricopa County health officials on Wednesday released details about which essential workers are first in line to receive COVID-19 vaccines.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 9, 20211 man dead after collision between 2 fishing boats on Bartlett Lake
Authorities are investigating the cause of a collision between two fishing boats on Bartlett Lake that left one man dead Monday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 9, 2021
Montana joins Arizona’s amended suit against Biden’s deportation policy
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich on Monday updated his lawsuit against the U.S. government over immigration policies and gained an ally in the case.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 9, 2021Essential workers to get Maricopa County’s initial batch of 1-shot vaccine
Maricopa County has received its first batch of one-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines this week and is allocating the shots to essential workers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 8, 2021UArizona plans graduation ceremonies in May, full return to campus in fall
The University of Arizona aims to hold in-person commencement ceremonies in May and then offer most classes fully in person when the fall semester starts.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 8, 2021Scottsdale police say Bath and Body Works brawl wasn’t racially motivated
Police said there was no evidence that the brawl at a Scottsdale Bath and Body Works store was racially motivated or related to COVID-19 protocols.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 5, 2021Arizona set to move ahead on first executions since 2014
Arizona is on the cusp of resuming executions after a hiatus of nearly seven years, state officials said Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 5, 2021Ducey lifts capacity limits on Arizona businesses, including restaurants
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey said capacity limitations on restricted businesses, including restaurants, are being lifted because of improving COVID-19 metrics and vaccine distribution.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 5, 2021Dome on the range: Unique resort experience coming to Grand Canyon
A Valley company is bringing a unique vacation experience featuring accommodations in tricked-out geodesic domes to Grand Canyon National Park later this year.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 4, 2021Arizona firefighter accused of cooking meth in mobile home lab
An Arizona firefighter was arrested for allegedly running a meth lab out of a mobile home in a remote region of the Tohono O’odham Nation, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 4, 2021Arizona program to hand out $289M in federal COVID rent aid starts slowly
A state-run program to distribute $289 million in federal COVID-19 aid for renters in rural Arizona counties is off to a slow start.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 4, 2021Arizona nears milestone of 2 million COVID-19 vaccine shots
Arizona's COVID-19 vaccine push is on pace to reach the milestone of 2 million doses administered as soon as Thursday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 4, 2021Arizona officials thinking about lifting COVID-19 restrictions
With metrics improving and vaccine distribution ramping up, Arizona public health officials are looking into lifting COVID-19 restrictions.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 3, 2021Gov. Ducey orders Arizona schools to offer in-person classes by March 15
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey on Wednesday ordered most of the state's K-12 schools to provide in-person instruction within two weeks.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 3, 2021Arizona’s state-run COVID vaccine sites not opening to essential workers
Arizona’s state-run COVID-19 vaccination sites have shifted focus to doling out shots by age, leaving counties to determine when other priority groups become eligible.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 2, 2021Arizona ethics panel tosses complaint state Sen. Wendy Rogers
The Arizona Senate Ethics Committee agreed that an investigation did not meet the “clear and convincing” standard required to sustain a complaint against Sen. Wendy Rogers.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 2, 2021Arizona AG Brnovich ‘confident’ after Supreme Court hearing on voting laws
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich said he “felt like it was a pretty good day” after defending two Arizona voting laws, including one that bans ballot harvesting, in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Mar 2, 2021
Johnson & Johnson 1-shot vaccine will be distributed throughout Arizona soon
The newly authorized Johnson & Johnson one-shot COVID-19 vaccine should arrive in Arizona soon, and when it does it will be distributed throughout the state, Dr. Cara Christ said.