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 HEALTH NEWS | Feb 26, 2025Doctor says Arizona’s next measles outbreak is ‘just a matter of time’
Arizona hasn’t had any measles cases yet this year, but a local medical expert thinks “it’s just a matter of time” as vaccination rates decline.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 25, 2025Another skydiving fatality reported in south-central Arizona
For the third time in recent weeks, a person reportedly died while skydiving in south-central Arizona.
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ARIZONA BORDER AND IMMIGRATION NEWS | Feb 25, 2025Arizona Gov. Hobbs creates Operation Desert Guardian border security task force
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive order Monday to create a joint border security task force called Operation Desert Guardian.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 24, 2025Queen Creek moving off-leash dog park to make room for new police headquarters
Queen Creek is moving the town’s off-leash dog park to make room for a new police headquarters.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 24, 2025Arizona House passes bill to eliminate cocaine sentencing disparity
The Arizona House unanimously passed a bill last week that would eliminate sentencing disparities between crack and powdered cocaine.
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ARIZONA BUSINESS | Feb 24, 2025All Joann fabric and craft stores, including 10 in metro Phoenix, are closing
All Joann fabric and craft stores, including 10 in metro Phoenix, are closing pending bankruptcy court approval, the retailer announced Monday.
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ARIZONA WEATHER NEWS | Feb 24, 2025Valley temperatures soaring well above normal this week, could reach 90 degrees
Valley temperatures are expected to soar during the first full week of spring training, with sunny skies and highs of around 15 degrees above normal.
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ARIZONA BUSINESS | Feb 21, 2025Strategy for combating bird flu outbreaks evolves in Arizona, nationwide
As farmers in Arizona and across the U.S. continue losing chickens to the bird flu by the millions, the strategy to increase egg production is evolving.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 21, 2025Clinton Hurley receives life sentence for fatally beating MCSO Deputy Johnny Ruiz
Clinton Hurley, the man who beat a Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office deputy to death over three years ago, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday.
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ARIZONA TRAFFIC | Feb 21, 2025Stretches of I-10, I-17 in Phoenix closed for improvement projects this weekend
Sections of Interstate 10 and I-17 in Phoenix will be closed because of improvement projects this weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 21, 2025Grand Canyon National Park visitors warned about long lines after Trump administration layoffs
Grand Canyon National Park visitors are being warned about long entry lines after Trump administration layoffs hit Arizona’s most popular tourist attraction.
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ARIZONA POLITICS NEWS | Feb 21, 2025Battle resumes over Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ department director nominees
The long-running battle between Arizona Senate Republicans and Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs over her department director nominees entered a new phase on Thursday.
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ARIZONA WATER WATCH NEWS | Feb 20, 2025Phoenix water supply ‘in a good situation’ despite drought, according to SRP planner
Despite worsening drought conditions in Arizona, the metro Phoenix water supply is “actually in a good situation,” according to SRP.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 20, 2025New use of force policy creates controversy among Phoenix officers
The Phoenix Police Department's new use of force policy is creating potentially dangerous confusion among the officers who have to follow it.
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ARIZONA BUSINESS | Feb 19, 2025The Rio Group, a Valley real estate agency, signs new office lease in Phoenix
The Rio Group, a Valley real estate agency, recently signed a new lease for office space in east Phoenix.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 19, 20252 people killed in plane crash at southern Arizona airport
Two people were killed in a plane crash at a southern Arizona airport on Wednesday morning, authorities said.
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ARIZONA HEALTH NEWS | Feb 19, 2025Shared love of Cubs baseball leads to lifesaving kidney transplant in Phoenix
Two women who bonded over their love for the Chicago Cubs are now connected even more deeply after a lifesaving kidney transplant.
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ARIZONA POLITICS NEWS | Feb 18, 2025Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs vetoes GOP bill designed to produce faster election results
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday vetoed a Republican-backed bill designed to speed up the state's ballot counting process and produce faster election results.
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ARIZONA WEATHER NEWS | Feb 18, 2025Almost half of Arizona is experiencing extreme drought conditions
As Arizona enters the final month of a bone dry winter, almost half the state is experiencing extreme drought conditions.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 18, 2025Woman hospitalized with burns after getting pulled from Phoenix house fire
A woman was hospitalized with multiple burns after she was rescued from a west Phoenix house fire on Monday night, authorities said.
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ARIZONA TRAFFIC | Feb 18, 2025Rollover crash backs up rush hour traffic on US 60 in Mesa
A rollover crash on US 60 (Superstition Freeway) slowed rush hour traffic in the East Valley on Tuesday morning.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 18, 2025Trump administration replacing top federal prosecutor for District of Arizona
The Trump administration has removed U.S. Attorney Gary M. Restaino from his position as the top federal prosecutor for the District of Arizona.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 14, 2025Suspect arrested in fatal West Valley domestic violence shooting
A suspect was arrested Thursday after a woman was killed in a domestic violence shooting in Surprise last weekend.
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ARIZONA NEWS | Feb 14, 2025Fledgling East Valley church signs lease for new headquarters at Mesa business center
Echoes Church, a fledgling East Valley congregation, recently signed a long-term lease for a new headquarters.