Baltimore Police released the body cam footage that shows the moments before, during and after the shooting of Dwayne Hopkins in Northeast Baltimore on Tuesday. "What you just saw could have been completely avoided had Mr. Hawkins just simply dropped the weapon and surrendered to officers, as you heard them give numerous commands for him to do so," Police Commissioner Richard Worley said at a news conference Friday afternoon, echoing a statement he made to reporters Tuesday evening. "Unfortunate

Gov. Wes Moore and leaders in the Maryland General Assembly said Thursday they settled on a final framework for closing a roughly $3.3 billion budget deficit that, compared to their original proposals, leans less heavily on personal income tax increases and more on spending cuts and a tax increase that primarily hits technology companies. Read more: https://bit.ly/4iHOuFf 🎥: Natalie Jones, The Baltimore Sun | The Baltimore Sun