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Provectus: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Nov. 12, 2024 15:45 PM EST

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Provectus Biopharmaceuticals Inc. (PVCT) on Tuesday reported a loss of $1 million in its third quarter. The Knoxville, Tennessee-based company said it had a loss of less than 1 cent on a per-share basis. The...

SmarFinancial: Q3 Earnings Snapshot

Oct. 21, 2024 17:10 PM EDT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — SmartFinancial Inc. (SMBK) on Monday reported third-quarter profit of $9.1 million. The Knoxville, Tennessee-based bank said it had earnings of 54 cents per share. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The...

Authorities continue to investigate container suspected of holding dynamite in Tennessee

Oct. 11, 2024 14:22 PM EDT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities in eastern Tennessee continued Friday to investigate a container suspected of holding large amounts of dynamite, warning residents that evacuations will likely remain in place throughout the night. “Until we know more, we implore people to stay...

Knoxville neighborhood urged to evacuate after dynamite found at recycler; foul play not suspected

Oct. 10, 2024 20:41 PM EDT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities have urged evacuations in a neighborhood of a Tennessee city after employees at a recycling business discovered a container that apparently contains dynamite, though foul play was not suspected. The Knoxville Police Department said in a news...

Failing to fix a porous defense has been coach Billy Napier's biggest blunder at Florida

Oct. 09, 2024 06:12 AM EDT

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s historically porous defense can be traced to having three coordinators in as many years, the team’s top two pass rushers transferring and bringing together so many new faces that communication, cohesion and consistency seem more like pipedreams than...

Human remains discovered in Tennessee more than 20 years ago have been identified

Aug. 19, 2024 13:12 PM EDT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Human remains discovered more than two decades ago near an interstate in Knoxville, Tennessee, have been identified, the Knox County government announced on Monday. Genetic testing identified the person as Brian A. Sanderson. He was originally from Vermont...

Police: 2 dead in Tennessee interstate crash involving ambulance

Aug. 18, 2024 12:40 PM EDT

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Two people were killed this weekend during a multivehicle crash involving an ambulance on an east Tennessee interstate, authorities said, with one of the victims a passerby trying to help following an initial collision. Three other people were injured in the...