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.

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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.

Quarry fire evacuee John Banks answers a phone call from the evacuation center at Dakota Ridge High School in Jefferson County on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Banks and his wife and cat had to evacuate from the Watson Gulch area early Wednesday morning. (Photo by Andy Cross/ The Denver Post)

As wildfires sweep through the Front Range, residents ponder whether to stay or go

July 31, 2024 at 7:51 p.m.

鈥淔ire is worse now because it affects more people. It is threatening more homes because there are more homes around,鈥� said Carmen Roberts, who did not evacuate despite the incoming...

A home off of Stone Canyon Road appears almost entirely burned down from the Stone Canyon fire near Lyons on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by Zachary Spindler-Krage/The Denver Post)

Four wildfires in three days along Colorado’s Front Range span more than 9,500 acres, force thousands to evacuate

July 31, 2024 at 9:24 p.m.

A series of large wildfires burning along the Front Range foothills have killed one person, destroyed at least six structures and caused the governor to activate the Colorado National Guard.

Bystanders watch the Quarry fire near the South Valley Park in Ken Caryl on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

Colorado wildfire updates: Stone Canyon fire near Lyons 20% contained

August 3, 2024 at 11:05 a.m.

The Quarry fire is burning on 341 acres in Jefferson County near Deer Creek Canyon Park and still growing, fire officials said Wednesday night.

Afternoon traffic along Pe帽a Boulevard headed toward Denver International Airport is congested on Aug. 8, 2023

Metro Denver drivers spent an average of 37 hours in traffic last year

July 29, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

Drivers navigating metro Denver last year spent an average of 37 hours stuck in traffic congestion.

RTD introduced Joel Fitzgerald Sr. as ...

RTD’s police chief has been on unspecified leave since July 1

July 25, 2024 at 6:08 p.m.

Regional Transportation District police Chief Joel Fitzgerald is on unspecified leave this month amid efforts to increase safety for riders as violence and illegal drug use spread onto buses and...

An RTD bus stops to pick up passengers between Lincoln and Broadway along Colfax Avenue in Denver on Thursday, May 30, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

RTD rebuffs Colorado lawmakers as they revive efforts to reform transit agency

July 25, 2024 at 11:40 a.m.

State lawmakers behind Colorado鈥檚 push for increased high-density housing around transit hubs see trouble ahead.

Adriano Bamba waits to catch the light rail to work at the RTD Dayton Station in Greenwood Village on Thursday, July 18, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

RTD’s slow-train summer brings havoc for transit-dependent workers

July 19, 2024 at 1:54 p.m.

RTD鈥檚 slow-train summer has gotten slower, grating hardest against metro Denver workers with no alternative but to rely on public transportation.

Mediation efforts are underway for the feuding editors of the Wet Mountain Tribune and the Sangre de Cristo Sentinel in Westcliffe. Attorneys for both newspapers are attempting to defuse tensions. Recent copies of the two newspapers are seen here, arranged on fence at a ranch outside of Westcliffe for a photo by the photographer. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

A Wild West newspaper rivalry: guns, threats and plenty of trash talking

July 15, 2024 at 3:16 p.m.

鈥淲e have a diversity of thought here. That抖阴ap good. I sure hope it doesn鈥檛 lead to violence. But it could."

A duck and her ducklings cross RTD light rail tracks at the Belleview Station station in Denver Friday, June 14, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)

RTD turns to voters for financial help

July 2, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

The ballot measure voters will face distinguishes between imposing a new tax and being allowed to keep tax revenues RTD already collects through existing taxes.

Skiers wait in line to get on the lift at Arapahoe Basin Ski Area last year on closing day, which was June 16. Most Colorado resorts will be closed by the end of April. (Helen H. Richardson/Denver Post file)

Department of Justice looking into Alterra’s pending acquisition of Arapahoe Basin ski area

July 1, 2024 at 3:11 p.m.

Federal antitrust investigators are scrutinizing the Denver-based Alterra Mountain Company鈥檚 pending acquisition of the Arapahoe Basin ski area.

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