Bruce Finley

General enterprise reporter

Bruce Finley

Bruce Finley covers general enterprise topics and breaking news. He has focused on environmental and climate issues, winning recognition for outstanding investigative reporting, and global news, with on-site work in 40 countries. He grew up in Colorado, a fourth-generation resident, graduated from Stanford, then earned degrees in international relations as a Fulbright scholar in Britain and in journalism at Northwestern. He is a licensed lawyer.

Featured Stories

Refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rukasa Claude, left, and Therese Mukandakezi in Claude's apartment in Denver on Dec. 2, 2022. Therese's grandson and Ruskasa's good friend, Zuwa Goro, was shot and killed in a nearby alley last year. Another friend of Claude's, Eugene Karekezi, was also killed in the same alley. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Refugees who fled war in Congo thought they’d be safe in Denver 鈥� but were met with gun violence

January 9, 2023 at 6:03 a.m.

Refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo Eugene Karekezi and Goro Zuwa (short for Zuwayidi Byiringiro) in Denver's East Colfax neighborhood, along with Emmanel Amani, are among the latest of...

In Colorado mountain towns, where affordable housing is scarce, “even living out of your car is gentrified”

August 8, 2022 at 1:45 p.m.

Blocked from sleeping in vehicles within municipal boundaries, workers in profit-minded Colorado mountain towns now must seek 鈥渟afe outdoor space鈥� 鈥� in Walmart lots, surrounding woods or new designated parking...

Ute Mountain Ute irrigation manager Michael Vicente tells how ...

How this tribe survives in Colorado’s worst drought region with as little as 10% of its hard-won water supply

July 10, 2022 at 9:34 a.m.

The Utes are surviving, for now, by relying on a unique asset: a mill built in 2014 where tribal crews de-husk, grind and package all the corn they can harvest.

Metro Denver police chase, catch man, car tied to murder suspect

June 21, 2015 at 4:38 p.m.

Metro Denver police chase, catch man, car tied to murder suspect

Roof collapses at Denver home; no injuries reported

June 21, 2015 at 4:26 p.m.

Roof collapses at Denver home; no injuries reported

Denver police looking for maroon vehicle suspected in hit-and-run crash

June 21, 2015 at 12:42 p.m.

Denver police looking for maroon vehicle suspected in hit-and-run crash

"Underwater rescue crews were called to the area of the South Platte River known as Union Chutes and are searching for a tuber in rapids experienced kayakers say are perilous in high-water conditions.The search began just before 5 p.m. and spanned from where the river passes under West Union Avenue north to River Point Parkway. (Andy Cross, The Denver post)"

Colorado high waters take toll; two dead, two more presumed dead

April 22, 2016 at 4:07 p.m.

Colorado high waters take toll; two dead, two more presumed dead

Colorado is deploying tiny predator wasps imported from China 200 a week through mid-July in a state experiment aimed at annihilating invasive beetles threatening one in six metro Denver trees.

Colorado deploys tiny wasps from China to fight tree-killing beetles

July 5, 2016 at 4:36 p.m.

Colorado deploys tiny wasps from China to fight tree-killing beetles

An oilfield worker starts his days work before the sun rises over an oil rig.

Study: Oil and gas waste, enhanced recovery wells linked to quakes

April 22, 2016 at 7:29 p.m.

Study: Oil and gas waste, enhanced recovery wells linked to quakes

Colin Soper works on an irrigation ditch. Boulder's Open Space and Mountain Parks Department leases about 15,000 acres of the city's open space to ranchers and farmers.

Colorado cuts into use-or-lose system that caused water waste

April 23, 2016 at 1:27 a.m.

Colorado cuts into use-or-lose system that caused water waste

Colorado health plan choices, premiums rise for 2016

April 22, 2016 at 10:13 p.m.

Colorado health plan choices, premiums rise for 2016

Arvada police investigating fatal hit-and-run accident, seeking a dark sedan

June 14, 2015 at 6:08 p.m.

Arvada police investigating fatal hit-and-run accident, seeking a dark sedan

Fluid spill turns I-25 into slip-and-slide slow ride in Colorado Springs

June 14, 2015 at 3:58 p.m.

Fluid spill turns I-25 into slip-and-slide slow ride in Colorado Springs

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Featured Stories

Refugees who fled war in Congo thought they’d be safe in Denver 鈥� but were met with gun violence

In Colorado mountain towns, where affordable housing is scarce, “even living out of your car is gentrified”

How this tribe survives in Colorado’s worst drought region with as little as 10% of its hard-won water supply

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Metro Denver police chase, catch man, car tied to murder suspect

Roof collapses at Denver home; no injuries reported

Denver police looking for maroon vehicle suspected in hit-and-run crash

Colorado high waters take toll; two dead, two more presumed dead

Colorado deploys tiny wasps from China to fight tree-killing beetles

Study: Oil and gas waste, enhanced recovery wells linked to quakes

Colorado cuts into use-or-lose system that caused water waste

Colorado health plan choices, premiums rise for 2016

Arvada police investigating fatal hit-and-run accident, seeking a dark sedan

Fluid spill turns I-25 into slip-and-slide slow ride in Colorado Springs