Prior to The E.W. Scripps Spelling Bee Wednesday, June 1st at the National Harbor, 275 contestants took a written test that counted toward each speller's preliminary score. There were 138 boys and 137 girls who ranged in age from 8 to 15 from all over the world.

“This year at the Scripps National Spelling Bee we have 275 students competing and they come from all over the world. It’s not just a United States event but we draw spellers from Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea,” said  E.W. Scripps Communication’s Manager Lee Rose

The National Memorial Day Parade will be held Monday, May 30, at 2:00 p.m. Before the parade stasrts there will be musical performances and ceremones at 1:00 p.m. held at the National Archives. The parade begins at the corner of Constitution Avenue and 7th Street and will travel along Constitution. Check out the entire parade route.

This morning was full of anticipation and excitement as Joe’s Crab Shack held its Grand Opening in Greenbelt, Maryland. This is Maryland’s second location offering a variety of desirable seafood dishes including steampots, mouth-watering crab dishes featuring Snow, Dungeness, King crab and Maryland Blue crab. The menu also has shrimp, burgers, fish, chicken and festive vacation-style drinks to satisfy any appetite.

The first 100 lucky customers received free crabs for an entire year including University of Maryland Senior, Jackie Hamil, who was the first to enter the new restaurant. She and her friends camped outside last night starting at 10pm waiting for the doors to open and the chance to win.

“This is the greatest day of my life!” exclaimed Hamil.