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 6, 2020Phoenix pollsters see no way for Trump to catch Biden in Arizona
Seeing no path to victory for Donald Trump, two prominent Phoenix polling firms said Friday they expect Democrat Joe Biden to win Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2020Christ says closing Arizona schools due to COVID-19 would be last resort
With COVID-19 on the rise in many parts of Arizona, the state’s top health official said keeping school campuses open is a top priority.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2020
With nearly 300K votes left, Maricopa County might report twice daily
Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes said Arizona's largest county had close to 300,000 outstanding ballots Thursday and might start reporting results each night and morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 5, 2020Republicans positioned to hold control in both Arizona Legislature chambers
Republicans are on pace to maintain their longstanding control in both chambers of the Arizona Legislature.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 4, 2020Arizona elections officials explain why Sharpie complaints are pointless
Arizona elections officials say there was nothing nefarious about providing Sharpie markers at polling stations, but the state’s attorney general is asking questions about their use.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 4, 2020Recorder Fontes says Maricopa County has nearly 400K ballots left to count
Arizona’s largest county still has close to 400,000 ballots that haven’t been tabulated, Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes said Wednesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 3, 202018 stolen mail-in ballots found in West Valley field, returned to voters
Eighteen stolen, unopened mail-in ballots were found in a field and returned to West Valley voters last week, authorities said.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 3, 2020Arizona elections officials expect fast, but not instant, vote tally
Maricopa County Recorder Adrian Fontes said votes will be counted this week faster than in previous years, but plenty of ballots won't be tabulated until after Election Day.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 2, 20203 treated for stings after being rescued from Phoenix bee swarm
Rescuers helped three people escape a swarm of bees at a north Phoenix home on Monday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Nov 2, 2020Polls show Dems leading in tight Arizona races for Senate, president
One day before the election, polls showed the Democrats leading in Arizona's presidential and U.S. Senate races, as has been the case for much of the campaign.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 29, 2020Arizona allocates $7M to help renters, landlords during pandemic
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has allocated $7 million from the state's emergency fund to help renters and property owners struggling financially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 28, 2020
2 days after Donald Trump’s visit, Mike Pence returning to Arizona
Vice President Mike Pence is coming back to Arizona on Friday, four days before Election Day, for rallies in Flagstaff and Tucson.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 28, 2020Southwest adding nonstops from Phoenix Sky Harbor to 2 airports
Travelers will soon be able to fly nonstop on Southwest Airlines from Phoenix Sky Harbor to Chicago O'Hare and Colorado Springs.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 28, 2020
Maricopa County makes it easier to access COVID-19 assistance programs
Maricopa County launched its Take Care website last week, providing convenient access to information about six federal CARES Act-funded programs.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 27, 2020False-arrest lawsuit trial in Phoenix freeway shootings starts Wednesday
A civil trial is scheduled to begin Wednesday in a false-arrest lawsuit filed by a landscaper once charged in some of metro Phoenix’s 2015 freeway shootings.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 27, 2020
Phoenix police officer accused of threatening Mayor Kate Gallego
A Phoenix police officer allegedly made a “credible threat” against Mayor Kate Gallego, authorities said Tuesday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 27, 2020Growing cosmetics company moving to new Chandler headquarters
VB Cosmetics has leased 40,000 square feet in Chandler to house its corporate headquarters, research and development, and manufacturing operations.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 26, 2020Arizona election officials say to get early ballots in mail by Tuesday
Arizona officials say voters should get their early ballots in the mail by Tuesday to ensure they count in next week’s election.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 23, 2020
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema speaks with Amy Coney Barrett ahead of vote
With a full-floor vote expected next week, U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona said she spoke with Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Friday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 22, 2020Arizona’s top health official worried about Thanksgiving COVID-19 spike
Arizona Department of Health Services Director Dr. Cara Christ said she’s “highly concerned” that the state will see a COVID-19 spike after the Thanksgiving holiday.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 22, 2020
Arizona COVID-19 metrics rise, but dashboard stages don’t change
COVID-19 metrics are on the rise in multiple Arizona counties, but not enough to alter classifications in the state’s school and business dashboards.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 22, 2020
Christ: Arizona schools doing ‘great job’ with COVID-19 on case-by-case basis
Health Director Dr. Cara Christ said that the Arizona's schools “have done a great job” dealing with COVID-19, and that their response to outbreaks should vary depending on the situation.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 21, 2020Kingman becomes latest Arizona city to rescind mask mandate
The Kingman City Council voted to lift its face mask requirement, following suit with Mohave County's two other largest cities.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Oct 20, 2020Phoenix falls 2 spots to No. 19 in energy efficiency ranking of US cities
Phoenix checked in at No. 19 in the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s 2020 City Clean Energy Scorecard, which was released this month.