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• Occupy protest anniversary ends with police sweep

  March 18, 2012 12:37 AM

  NEW YORK (AP) - An Occupy Wall Street anniversary observance has ended with some arrests as police swept through an excited and agitated crowd at the Manhattan park where the movement began six months ago. Police announced Zuccotti Park closed for the evening Saturday after protesters spent the day celebrating... more »

• Occupy Grand Junction targets Black Friday

  November 23, 2011 12:54 PM

  GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) - Occupy protesters in Grand Junction are hoping to convince shoppers to stay away from large retailers during the holidays. Members plan to demonstrate at the Mesa Mall on Thanksgiving night as shoppers line up for Black Friday deals. Their message is "Buy local... more »

• Occupy costs adding up for some cities Play Video

  November 16, 2011 12:32 AM

  As Occupy Wall Street protests grow across the country, so do violent episodes between cops and occupiers. Just north of our area, Occupy Denver has had several heated run-ins with police over camping space and public areas. With those confrontations comes a price. Today Denver Police announced its cost... more »

• Fort Collins protesters face fines

  October 29, 2011 1:55 PM

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) - Occupy Wall Street protesters in Fort Collins are being told to stop camping or face hefty fines. Fort Collins city code enforcers have told the owner of the protest site in the city's Old Town neighborhood that camping is prohibited on commercial property. The Coloradoan... more »

• At least 24 arrested at 'Occupy' protest in Denver

  October 16, 2011 12:18 AM

  DENVER (AP) - At least two dozen people have been arrested at a rally tonight that attracted hundreds to downtown Denver in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. KUSA-TV reports Denver police said the protesters were taken into custody for refusing to move out of the street. Following... more »

• Several arrested at 'Occupy' protest in Denver

  October 15, 2011 9:46 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Several people have been arrested Saturday at a rally that attracted hundreds of people to downtown Denver in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. KUSA-TV reports Denver police said the protesters were taken into custody for refusing to move out of the street. The station reports... more »

• Thousands of protesters fill NYC's Times Square

  October 15, 2011 7:56 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - Thousands of demonstrators have filled New York City's Times Square to protest corporate greed. Demonstrators were penned in by police barricades Saturday night as they chanted, banged on drums and carried signs. Police in riot gear and mounted on horses tried to push people out... more »

• Wall Street protests planned in Denver, Boulder

  October 15, 2011 2:22 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Wall Street protesters who were removed from a park next to the state Capitol plan another rally Saturday. The protest is one of at least two planned across Colorado in Denver and in Boulder in support of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Colorado State Patrol... more »

• Occupy protesters continue 24/7 occupation despite warnings from police

  October 11, 2011 9:06 PM

  Protesters with Occupy Colorado Springs, the local equivalent to the Occupy Wall Street Movement, met with CSPD officers today. Protesters have been at the corner of Tejon and Bijou, near Acacia Park, for 12 days, but recently started camping out around the clock. Police say by camping out they... more »

• Challenges of "occupying" Colorado Springs around the clock Play Video

  October 10, 2011 7:53 PM

  The Occupy Wall Street movement continues to grow, including right here in Southern Colorado. Occupy Colorado Springs is now a 24-7 operation, but after their first weekend of camping out they've hit a major snag, the city's no camping ordinance. They set up tents for the first time last... more »

• Occupy movement in Pueblo Play Video

  October 7, 2011 6:10 PM

  About 50 protesters have gathered in Pueblo to protest corporate greed. The Occupy Wall Street movement started in New York last month, but has spread across the country through a grass roots campaign. Chris Towner who created an Occupy Pueblo Facebook page says the group plan to rally outside... more »

• Colorado Springs joins the "occupy" movement Play Video

  October 4, 2011 8:43 PM

  The Occupy Wall Street protests that started in New York City have now spread across the country. Protestors are speaking out against corporate greed and the government's involvement in big business. Now the movement has come to Southern Colorado The Occupy Colorado Springs movement actually started up last Friday.... more »

• NYC bus drivers don't want buses used in "Occupy" protests

  October 4, 2011 12:57 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - A union representing New York City bus drivers has filed a lawsuit to stop the police department from making drivers leave their routes to transport Wall Street protesters, arrested in their anti-corporate greed campaign, to holding facilities. The lawsuit was filed Monday in federal court in... more »

• Hundreds of Wall Street demonstrators arrested

  October 2, 2011 1:32 PM

  Wall Street erupted into chaos as police arrested as many as 700 protesters Saturday. They were part of a massive march along New York City's Brooklyn Bridge, the largest demonstration to date since Occupy Wall Street movement began two weeks ago. Cell phone video shows New York City police... more »