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Spain Spain · Madrid Completed: Apr 22, 2026 20:33 UTC
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Desktop 1440 × 900

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C74

Site Health

Score: 74 / 100

Based on 8 categories, 0 sections

Room to improve — your 19.7s load time is above Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold.

Several missing protections leave your users and data exposed.

Several issues make your site difficult for assistive technology users.

Well-optimized for search — your content is discoverable.

Solid infrastructure — fast server responses across the board.

Mostly compliant — a few items need attention.

Rich content metadata — your pages look great everywhere.

Reasonable footprint with room for optimization.

How is this calculated?

The overall score is a weighted average of individual category scores. Categories with more impact on user experience and security carry more weight.

Performance 25%Security 25%Accessibility 15%SEO 10%Infrastructure 10%Compliance 8%Content 5%Sustainability 2%

Weights reflect general web best practices. Individual needs may differ.

How the composite score is calculated

How you compare

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Top Priorities (5)

1

Content-Security-Policy header is missing

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

Security › Security Headers
2

No Content-Security-Policy header found

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

Security › Content Security Policy
3

Page weighs 9.7 MB (4.2 MB transferred)

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Performance › Page Weight Budget
4

2 control(s) without accessible label

Accessibility issues exclude users with disabilities — up to 15% of your potential audience.

Accessibility › Form Accessibility
5

3 image(s) missing alt attribute

Accessibility issues exclude users with disabilities — up to 15% of your potential audience.

Accessibility › Alt Text Quality
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Fix Priority Matrix

5 findings

Quick Wins

2

High impact, low effort — start here.

Strategic

3

High impact, requires investment.

Easy Improvements

0

Small gains, minimal effort.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

Deprioritize

0

Low impact, high effort — do last.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

← Low effort High effort →
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What fixing these means

Your site performs reasonably well, but a few targeted fixes could meaningfully improve results. Your LCP of 19.7s exceeds Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold and the 1 performance issue below directly contributes to it. Addressing the critical issues below would have the most immediate impact on your user trust.

2 security gaps detected — browsers may warn visitors about your site.
Your LCP is 19.7s — fixing the 1 performance critical could bring it under Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold.
2 accessibility issues exclude users who rely on assistive technology.
B
Could reach Estimate based on resolving critical issues

Conversion Barriers

3 critical 6 warning

9 barrier(s) likely increasing bounce by ~33%.

Speed (2)

Page takes 19.7s to load

+12% bounce

Users abandon at ~3s — you're 17.2s over the 2.5s threshold

Fix: Optimize render-blocking resources, preload the hero image, and compress images

Page feels frozen for 2.5s

+5% bounce

Clicks on the primary CTA are ignored while JavaScript runs

Fix: Break up long tasks; defer non-critical JavaScript to post-hydration

Trust (2)

No HSTS header

+1% bounce

Returning visitors are briefly exposed to downgrade attacks on first request

Fix: Set Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains

No Content-Security-Policy header

+1% bounce

Higher XSS blast radius — one compromised script can exfiltrate the checkout form

Fix: Ship a reporting-only CSP first, then enforce once violations are clean

Usability (2)

2 form field(s) without a label

+4% bounce

Screen readers skip unlabeled fields; autofill can't identify them; checkout abandonment spikes

Fix: Associate every input with a visible <label for="…">; add autocomplete attributes

Viewport disables user zoom

+2% bounce

Visitors with low vision can't read the page — and some jurisdictions treat this as a legal risk

Fix: Remove user-scalable=no; drop maximum-scale if it's below 2

Content (1)

Content is hard to read

+2% bounce

Graduate-level reading difficulty — limits the addressable audience for product or blog pages

Fix: Shorten sentences; replace jargon with plain language; target Flesch ease ≥60

Navigation (2)

No skip-to-content link

+1% bounce

Keyboard and screen-reader users must tab through the entire header on every page

Fix: Add a visible-on-focus <a href="#main">Skip to content</a> as the first focusable element

3 broken link(s) on the page

+5% bounce

Clicks land on 404s — trust drops and the session often ends

Fix: Fix or remove the broken destinations surfaced on the Content tab

Preliminary CRO audit — each barrier links to the tab with detailed analysis.

Return on Investment

€510 investment → €0.97/month returns + EUR 120,500,000 risk avoided

Payback period: > 2 years First-year ROI: -98%

Investment

€510

6h · 5 findings

Monthly returns

€0.97 /mo

~€12 / year

  • Bandwidth savings €0.97

Regulatory risk avoided

EUR 120,500,000

if kept compliant

  • ePrivacy Directive EUR 100,000,000
  • GDPR EUR 20,000,000
  • EAA EUR 500,000

€85 — in quick wins — start here for the fastest payback

Figures combine localized regulatory fine ceilings, search/conversion value priced against local CPC, and bandwidth waste estimates. Results depend on implementation quality and audience composition. Not legal or financial advice.

Full methodology & sources

Estimated Remediation Cost

€510

6.0 developer hours at €85/hr

Based on European Union rates (€85/hr)

Quick wins
€85 2 fixes in ~60 minutes

Start here for the best return on investment

Cost by category

Cost by effort level

Adjust assumptions
/hr

Rates reflect fully-loaded developer cost including overhead

How developer rates are sourced

What Inaction Is Costing You

€10,041,668 / month at risk

~€120,500,012 / year if left unfixed

Compliance Risk

€120,500,000

ePrivacy DirectiveGDPREAA
  • No privacy policy link detected
    GDPR: EUR 10,000 – EUR 20,000,000
  • 7 advertising/retargeting trackers detected
    GDPR: EUR 10,000 – EUR 20,000,000
  • Trackers detected but no cookie policy found
    GDPR: EUR 5,000 – EUR 10,000,000

+9 more

Bandwidth Waste

€0.97 /mo

13069.2 MB/mo × 0.074 EUR/GB

  • Optimize transfer: save ~1.3 MB per page load
    Saves €0.97/mo

Compliance figures represent the statutory maximum fine for the most severe triggered category, capped per regulation — not the sum of per-finding penalties. Based on published regulatory fine ranges. This is not legal advice.

Compliance methodology · SEO assumptions · Bandwidth model

Your performance is already good — improvements may show diminishing returns

Unique monthly visitors from your analytics

Purchases, signups, or key actions

Optional — for revenue estimation

additional conversions/month

more engaged visitors from reduced bounce

potential monthly revenue
Current bounce (est.)
After fixes (est.)
Estimated bounce reduction

Fix 5 critical issues to capture this value

How this is calculated

Based on Google/Deloitte research ("Milliseconds Make Millions") showing a ~7% bounce rate increase per additional second of LCP above the 2.5s "Good" threshold.

Your site's LCP: → estimated after fixes.

These are estimates based on industry research — actual results vary

Bounce-rate model & assumptions

Your data stays in your browser — nothing is sent to our servers

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Lighthouse Scores

Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse.

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Performance Overall performance score (0–100) based on Core Web Vitals and other metrics. 90+ is good.
86
Accessibility Measures how accessible the page is for users with disabilities. Checks color contrast, ARIA labels, and semantic HTML.
73
Best Practices Checks for modern web development best practices including HTTPS, no console errors, and secure JavaScript.
100
SEO Measures basic SEO optimizations: meta tags, crawlability, link text, and mobile friendliness.

Core Web Vitals

Key metrics that affect user experience.

First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.

4.71 s

Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.

19.70 s

Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.

2.47 s

Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.

0.002

Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.

9.39 s

Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.

29.43 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

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Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

Shipping ES5 transpiled code to modern browsers wastes bytes — every user with an evergreen browser pays for compatibility you don't need.

Learn more

Most users today run browsers that natively support ES6+, async/await, optional chaining, and the rest of modern JavaScript. Transpiling to ES5 'just in case' adds 20-40% to your bundle for no benefit. Configure your build to target a modern browserslist, or ship a differential bundle pair (modern + legacy) with the module/nomodule pattern.

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js1200.0 s96.6 KiB
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js3600.0 s90.9 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/js/scripts.min.js?ver=1776363429180.0 s69.1 KiB
secure.cdn.fastclick.net/js/cnvr-coreid/latest/coreid.min.js900.0 s47.1 KiB
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wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/style.css?ver=1776363429600.0 s36.2 KiB
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js-sec.indexww.com/ht/p/186967-76288346428612.js14400.0 s38.8 KiB
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static.criteo.net/js/ld/publishertag.js86400.0 s47.6 KiB
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wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/fonts/Lato/italic-700.woff2?ver=all0.0 ms14.8 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/fonts/Lato/italic-400.woff20.0 ms14.7 KiB
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wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/assets/css/print.css?ver=1600.0 s12.9 KiB
eus.rubiconproject.com/usync.js18005.0 s11.5 KiB
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01.cdn.mediatradecraft.com/wtop/main/main.js?template=homepage76200.0 s17.0 KiB
tags.crwdcntrl.net/lt/c/16576/sync.min.js86400.0 s13.5 KiB
wtop.com/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=5.9.4180.0 s5.2 KiB
ak.sail-horizon.com/horizon/v1.js600.0 s3.9 KiB
signal-beacon.s-onetag.com/beacon.min.js86400.0 s8.7 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/sailthru-newsletters-custom/assets/js...180.0 s3.2 KiB
tag.bounceexchange.com/6870/i.js60.0 s3.1 KiB
sb.scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js86400.0 s6.7 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/dfp-custom-light/assets/js/dist/dfp-c...180.0 s2.5 KiB
/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/js/WTOPVerticalVideos/dist/wt...180.0 s2.3 KiB
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ws.zoominfo.com/pixel/6245e68be2bbe6001aaa141b0.0 ms2.1 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/js/ggCom_embed.js?ver=5.9.4180.0 s2.1 KiB
/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/js/WTOPHomepage/dist/wtop_hom...180.0 s2.1 KiB
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wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/js/lozad.min.js?ver=1776363429180.0 s1.6 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/fnn_n_podcast.css?ver=1776363429600.0 s1.5 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/top-story-drawer.css?ver=1776363429600.0 s1.4 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/vertical_videos.css?ver=1776363429600.0 s1.4 KiB
01.cdn.mediatradecraft.com/wtop/main/main.css76200.0 s2.9 KiB
/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/newsletter-signup.cs...600.0 s1.2 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/videos-galleries.css?ver=1776363429600.0 s1.1 KiB
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rules.quantcount.com/rules-p-sgZGQjSAzUNrD.js3600.0 s641 B
wtop.com/advertisement.js180.0 s420 B
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/frontpage.css?ver=1776363429600.0 s444 B
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wtop.com/wp-content/plugins/exco-custom/assets/css/exco-styles.css?ver=5.9.4600.0 s369 B
wtop.com/openad.js180.0 s335 B
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/hadron.js?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwtop.com%2F&ref=&_it=amazon&...432000.0 s186 B
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c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js3600.0 s0 B
cadmus.script.ac/d17cam72puk9o1/script.js600.0 s0 B
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Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Top function call valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:30.317 source:map[column:29670 line:2 type:source-location url:https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js?ver=2.1.0 urlProvider:network]]]
headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:7.248 source:map[column:51415 line:1 type:source-location url:https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js?ver=2.1.0 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:23.069 source:map[column:51393 line:1 type:source-location url:https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js?ver=2.1.0 urlProvider:network]]]

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
00:48 div.slick-slide > div > div.wtop-vertical-videos-inner-stack > div.wtop_hp_vv_drawer_videoThumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/fa6477f4-cd8b-4044-a538-84541...172.2 KiB59.7 KiB
div.fnn_n_podcast > div.flex-item > div.fnn > div.fnn-logo div.fnn_n_podcast > div.flex-item > div.fnn > div.fnn-logo
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/images/FNN_LOGO_WTOP.png66.2 KiB52.3 KiB
Election 2026 Decision Notes Virginia div.article-stack > a.article-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Election_2_26_Decision_Notes_...55.9 KiB51.5 KiB
metro train div.article-stack > a.article-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/AP21326738804765-480x320.jpg54.2 KiB49.9 KiB
Chemical Leak West Virginia div.article-stack > a.article-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chemical_Leak_West_Virginia__...50.7 KiB46.3 KiB
Logo for 22 Hours: A Second Look div.podcast_wrap > div.podcast_episode > div.podcast_image > img
wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/22-Hours-Pod-Art-150x150.png35.6 KiB32.0 KiB
A print edition of the Goochland Gazette div.article-stack > a.article-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/cnn-L19jb21wb25lbnRzL2ltYWdlL...34.6 KiB30.2 KiB
00:46 div.slick-slide > div > div.wtop-vertical-videos-inner-stack > div.wtop_hp_vv_drawer_videoThumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/3667b65c-41a8-4464-9d14-7cda8...77.6 KiB30.1 KiB
Kennedy Center a > div.top-story-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Kennedy_Center_13779-780x520.jpg77.6 KiB26.5 KiB
news conference div.article-stack > a.article-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Photo-Apr-22-2026-2-37-15-PM-480x320.jpg25.5 KiB21.1 KiB
Logo for WTOP's DC Sports Huddle div.podcast_wrap > div.podcast_episode > div.podcast_image > img
/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dc-sports-huddle-3000x3000-1-...19.3 KiB15.6 KiB
Logo for Founding DC div.podcast_wrap > div.podcast_episode > div.podcast_image > img
wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Final-150x150.png17.2 KiB13.4 KiB
01:02 div.slick-slide > div > div.wtop-vertical-videos-inner-stack > div.wtop_hp_vv_drawer_videoThumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/316cb7b5-d96d-457d-9068-bba12...59.2 KiB11.7 KiB
01:15 div.slick-slide > div > div.wtop-vertical-videos-inner-stack > div.wtop_hp_vv_drawer_videoThumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/78be1d07-ddc5-43d3-a92e-3cb0a...125.0 KiB10.6 KiB
Trump administration tosses degree requirements for federal IT managers div.fnn-items > a > div.fnn-item > img
/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Unemployment_Benefits_49605-3...10.0 KiB5.8 KiB
01:17 div.slick-slide > div > div.wtop-vertical-videos-inner-stack > div.wtop_hp_vv_drawer_videoThumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/410d6e5b-2567-4541-85cb-2dc04...52.3 KiB4.9 KiB
Logo for Target USA div.podcast_wrap > div.podcast_episode > div.podcast_image > img
wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1256929-image-1643045461-150x150.jpg7.9 KiB4.3 KiB

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-8-IMG
nodeLabel: Kennedy Center
path: 5,HTML,2,BODY,16,MAIN,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,A,0,DIV,1,PICTURE,2,IMG
selector: a > div.top-story-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
snippet: <img class="wtop-lozad" data-src="https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Kennedy_Center_13779-780x520.j…" srcset="https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Kennedy_Center_13779-780x520.j…" alt="Kennedy Center" src="https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Kennedy_Center_13779-780x520.j…" data-loaded="true">

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.
title: Preconnected origins
description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.
title: Preconnect candidates

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLTransfer SizeDuration
secure-drm.imrworldwide.com/novms/js/2/ggcmb400.js?ver=5.9.4554 B856 ms
www.youtube.com/iframe_api3.5 KiB830 ms
ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js?ver=2.1.030.3 KiB1.7 s
use.fontawesome.com/releases/v6.7.1/css/all.css?ver=6.7.128.9 KiB1.5 s
cmp.osano.com/Azqe5XTmI42atAm9K/0190736e-d38d-4b44-880d-587a15e02d1e/osano.js62.4 KiB2.3 s
/wp-content/plugins/dfp-custom-light/assets/js/dist/dfp-c...2.5 KiB150 ms
/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/js/WTOPHomepage/dist/wtop_hom...2.1 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/js/ggCom_embed.js?ver=5.9.42.1 KiB150 ms
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/style.css?ver=177636342936.2 KiB1.2 s
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/frontpage.css?ver=1776363429444 B
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/fnn_n_podcast.css?ver=17763634291.5 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/sailthru-newsletters-custom/assets/cs...1.1 KiB
/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/category_subheads.cs...1.0 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/videos-galleries.css?ver=17763634291.1 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/more_top_news.css?ver=1776363429899 B150 ms
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/local_section.css?ver=17763634291.0 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/vertical_videos.css?ver=17763634291.4 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/blog-styles.css?ver=1776363429916 B
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/subheads.css?ver=1776363429921 B
/wp-content/plugins/sailthru-newsletters-custom/assets/cs...2.3 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/top-story-drawer.css?ver=17763634291.4 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/sailthru-custom/assets/css/sailthru.c...1.0 KiB

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Diagnostics

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Multi-megabyte JavaScript bundles delay every interactive feature on the page.

Learn more

This is the Lighthouse audit fired when too much JS is shipped relative to what executes. The fix isn't a config flag — it requires bundle analysis (webpack-bundle-analyzer, rollup-plugin-visualizer), splitting routes into chunks, lazy-loading off-screen components, and removing unused dependencies. Fundamentally different from minification: minifying reduces byte count, this reduces what's downloaded at all.

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling, and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to reduce Javascript execution time.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLTotal CPU TimeScript EvaluationScript Parse
Unattributable2.1 s546 ms0.0 ms
wtop.com/1.3 s365 ms12 ms
cmp.osano.com/Azqe5XTmI42atAm9K/0190736e-d38d-4b44-880d-587a15e02d1e/osano.js1.2 s989 ms65 ms
/cmdpb/wrapper.js?siteId=wtop&device=mobile&browser=chrom...950 ms840 ms37 ms
/assets/smart-tag/versioned/main-v2_9e4958801741d4d875ab9...883 ms800 ms38 ms
cadmus.script.ac/d17cam72puk9o1/script.js660 ms609 ms19 ms
ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js?ver=2.1.0451 ms297 ms6.6 ms
01.cdn.mediatradecraft.com/cmdjs/runtime-2.9.1.js341 ms237 ms10 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-7DGXB37KZH331 ms287 ms41 ms
/cache/6870/campaigns/2420103-f0ac8eace1194dc1a9669f66573...329 ms318 ms3.8 ms
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js302 ms179 ms109 ms
btloader.com/tag?o=5668060692217856&upapi=true287 ms260 ms8.3 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-TZGJTC276 ms227 ms41 ms
/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js207 ms142 ms39 ms
static.criteo.net/js/ld/publishertag.js191 ms162 ms9.9 ms
static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat_video.js162 ms135 ms5.3 ms
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js155 ms124 ms30 ms
config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/configs/78a541f2-9748-4ba5-9cda-85fd7a44b234151 ms146 ms1.0 ms
/assets/smart-tag/versioned/ads-v2_b767962dfef6270095d208...145 ms131 ms12 ms
/signals/config/175156686171397?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...136 ms121 ms14 ms
snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.js92 ms82 ms5.2 ms
secure.cdn.fastclick.net/js/cnvr-coreid/latest/coreid.min.js75 ms62 ms13 ms
js-sec.indexww.com/ht/p/186967-76288346428612.js74 ms46 ms11 ms
assets.bounceexchange.com/assets/bounce/iiq-ortb-6151.js71 ms59 ms12 ms
secure.cdn.fastclick.net/js/cnvr-launcher/latest/launcher.min.js65 ms51 ms10 ms
securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/tag/js/gpt.js62 ms55 ms7.2 ms
signal-beacon.s-onetag.com/beacon.min.js61 ms49 ms2.0 ms
01.cdn.mediatradecraft.com/wtop/main/main.js?template=homepage51 ms38 ms9.1 ms
tags.crwdcntrl.net/lt/c/16576/sync.min.js51 ms45 ms3.2 ms

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

CategoryTime Spent
Script Evaluation7.8 s
Other2.0 s
Style & Layout906 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation641 ms
Garbage Collection199 ms
Parse HTML & CSS154 ms
Rendering138 ms

Many navigations are performed by going back to a previous page, or forwards again. The back/forward cache (bfcache) can speed up these return navigations. Learn more about the bfcache

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failure reasonFailure type
The page has an unload handler in the main frame.Actionable

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 2.6 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/assets/css/print.css?ver=112.9 KiB2.6 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL
Kennedy Center a > div.top-story-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Kennedy_Center_13779-780x520.jpg
BURKE, VIRGINIA - APRIL 17: Campaign signs are seen at a polling place on April… div.subheads-inner-stack > a.subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
FILE - Jockeys compete during the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes horse r… div.local-main-story-left-inner-image > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Members of the D.C. Council sit behind the dais as they listen to members of th… div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
DoD Modernization Exchange 2026: Microsoft’s Vassili Patrikis on scaling AI ado… div.category-subheads-inner-stack-story > a.category-subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Meet Dutchess and Coco Cabana, WTOP's Pets of the Week! div.main-video-inner > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
A sheriff's office command vehicle parked in a wooded area div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
EquipHer sports bra giveaway at Hart Middle School div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Meet Dutchess and Coco Cabana, WTOP's Pets of the Week! div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
WTOP logo div.container > div.footer__outer > div.footer-logo > img
/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/assets/img/logo_footer_deskto...
WTOP News div.hamburger-logo-wrapper > div.logo-container > a > img.logo
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/images/wtop-news-logo-new.png
Blue garbage bins with the white recycle logo div.category-subheads-inner-stack-story > a.category-subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
The downtown area of Silver Spring, Maryland. div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Debbie Winkfield and Lora Booher div.category-subheads-inner-stack-story > a.category-subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Election 2026 Decision Notes Virginia div.article-stack > a.article-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Election_2_26_Decision_Notes_...
news conference div.article-stack > a.article-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Photo-Apr-22-2026-2-37-15-PM-480x320.jpg
A print edition of the Goochland Gazette div.article-stack > a.article-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/cnn-L19jb21wb25lbnRzL2ltYWdlL...
Chemical Leak West Virginia div.article-stack > a.article-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chemical_Leak_West_Virginia__...
metro train div.article-stack > a.article-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/AP21326738804765-480x320.jpg
NASA Artemis Moonshot div.sub-videos-inner > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
washington commanders div.sub-videos-inner > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
APTOPIX Iran War div.subheads-inner-stack > a.subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
a bike lane on the side of a road div.subheads-inner-stack > a.subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
a woman and a man smile for a photo div.subheads-inner-stack > a.subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Obit - Alan Osmond div.subheads-inner-stack > a.subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
scoreboard with flag div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Side of yellow school bus div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Incandescent Bulbs Lights Out div.subheads-inner-stack > a.subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Couple walking on the beach. div.subheads-inner-stack > a.subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Homes-Farmstand Decor div.subheads-inner-stack > a.subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
WTOP/Dave Dildine div.local-main-story-left-inner-image > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Patrick Muldoon div.sub-videos-inner > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Melania Trump div.sub-videos-inner > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Avery Wise div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Dan Quinn div.category-subheads-inner-stack-story > a.category-subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Image div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Image div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Image div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
div.main-video-inner > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad div.main-video-inner > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

Layout shift culprits
Document request latency
Optimize DOM size
LCP breakdown
Modern HTTP
Optimize viewport for mobile
Minify JavaScript
User Timing marks and measures 52 user timings
Avoid long main-thread tasks 20 long tasks found
Avoid non-composited animations 2 animated elements found
Network Requests
Network Round Trip Times 240 ms
Server Backend Latencies 450 ms
Tasks
Diagnostics
Metrics
Screenshot Thumbnails
Final Screenshot
Script Treemap Data
Resources Summary
Avoid multiple page redirects
Initial server response time was short Root document took 0 ms
Avoid large layout shifts 1 layout shift found
INP breakdown
86

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Privacy Policy div.osano-cm-window > div#bc2005db-8968-42f7-9d2b-7643d715b343 > div.osano-cm-dialog__content > a.osano-cm-storage-policy
Storage Preferences div#bc2005db-8968-42f7-9d2b-7643d715b343 > div.osano-cm-dialog__content > p.osano-cm-content__drawer-links > a.osano-cm-drawer-links__link
SIGN UP FOR form#sailthru-form-content-homepage > div.newsletter-signup-text > div.newsletter-signup-title > h3
div.footer__subscribe--stepOne > div.footer__subscribe--email-container > div.footer__subscribe--input-container > input#footer-email div.footer__subscribe--stepOne > div.footer__subscribe--email-container > div.footer__subscribe--input-container > input#footer-email
Go div.footer__subscribe--stepOne > div.footer__subscribe--email-container > div.footer__subscribe--submit-container > button.footer__subscribe--submit

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Names and labels

Link text (and alternate text for images, when used as links) that is discernible, unique, and focusable improves the navigation experience for screen reader users. Learn how to make links accessible.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
div.header__account--details > div.header__account--detail > div.welcome > a#wtop_live_login div.header__account--details > div.header__account--detail > div.welcome > a#wtop_live_login

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Best practices

Disabling zooming is problematic for users with low vision who rely on screen magnification to properly see the contents of a web page. Learn more about the viewport meta tag.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
head > meta head > meta

Touch targets with sufficient size and spacing help users who may have difficulty targeting small controls to activate the targets. Learn more about touch targets.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
2026 celebrity deaths div.galleries-inner > div.sub-videos-outer > div.sub-videos-inner > a

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Visible text labels that do not match the accessible name can result in a confusing experience for screen reader users. Learn more about accessible names.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Live Radio div.container__inner > div.live-radio-btn-wrapper > div.live_radio_btn > a
News Alert Inside the Kennedy Center as it prepares for a 2-year renovation div.top-story-drawer > div.inner-left > div.main-story > a
New div.inner-right > div.articles > div.article-stack > a.article-image
Updated div.inner-right > div.articles > div.article-stack > a.article-image
Live div.inner-right > div.articles > div.article-stack > a.article-image
Updated div.inner-right > div.articles > div.article-stack > a.article-image
WTOP's Pets of the Week div.galleries-outer > div.galleries-inner > div.main-video-inner > a
Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
The page has a logical tab order
Visual order on the page follows DOM order
User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
Custom controls have associated labels
Custom controls have ARIA roles
`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
`[role]` values are valid
`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
Buttons have an accessible name
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Form elements have associated labels
ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
Document has a `<title>` element
`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
Document has a main landmark.
Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
Identical links have the same purpose.
`[accesskey]` values are unique
`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
ARIA input fields have accessible names
ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
ARIA IDs are unique
No form fields have multiple labels
`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
Input buttons have discernible text.
`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
`<object>` elements have alternate text
Select elements have associated label elements.
Skip links are focusable.
Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
All heading elements contain content.
Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.
73

Best Practices

User Experience

Image display dimensions should match natural aspect ratio. Learn more about image aspect ratio.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLAspect Ratio (Displayed)Aspect Ratio (Actual)
Trump administration tosses degree requirements for federal IT managers div.fnn-items > a > div.fnn-item > img
/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Unemployment_Benefits_49605-3...120 x 100 (1.20)360 x 240 (1.50)
Agencies must defend decisions for not buying commercial items div.fnn-items > a > div.fnn-item > img
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Congress_Budget_62194-360x240...120 x 100 (1.20)360 x 240 (1.50)

General

Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Deprecation / WarningSource
Unload event listeners are deprecated and will be removed.
Topics
AttributionReporting

Errors logged to the console indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures and other browser concerns. Learn more about this errors in console diagnostic audit

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

SourceDescription
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 451 ()
ReferenceError: thumbnailElement is not defined at https://wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/js/WTOPVerticalVideos/dist/wtop_vertical_video.min.js?ver=1776363429:102:30 at Array.forEach (<anonymous>) at IntersectionObserver.threshold (https://wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/js/WTOPVerticalVideos/dist/wtop_vertical_video.min.js?ver=1776363429:91:13)
Refused to execute script from 'https://secure-drm.imrworldwide.com/novms/js/2/ggcmb400.js?ver=5.9.4' because its MIME type ('image/gif') is not executable.
Uses HTTPS
Avoids third-party cookies
Allows users to paste into input fields
Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load
Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load
Serves images with appropriate resolution
Page has the HTML doctype
Properly defines charset
No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools
Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
Use a strong HSTS policy
Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
Detected JavaScript libraries
Page has valid source maps
Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
100

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Structured data is valid
Page isn’t blocked from indexing
Document has a `<title>` element
Document has a meta description
Page has successful HTTP status code
Links have descriptive text
Links are crawlable
robots.txt is valid
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Document has a valid `hreflang`
Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

Lighthouse Scores

Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse. — Desktop

80
Performance Overall performance score (0–100) based on Core Web Vitals and other metrics. 90+ is good.
89
Accessibility Measures how accessible the page is for users with disabilities. Checks color contrast, ARIA labels, and semantic HTML.
77
Best Practices Checks for modern web development best practices including HTTPS, no console errors, and secure JavaScript.
100
SEO Measures basic SEO optimizations: meta tags, crawlability, link text, and mobile friendliness.

Core Web Vitals

Key metrics that affect user experience. — Desktop

First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.

916 ms

Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.

1.70 s

Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.

211 ms

Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.

0.007

Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.

2.47 s

Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.

7.74 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

80

Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

Shipping ES5 transpiled code to modern browsers wastes bytes — every user with an evergreen browser pays for compatibility you don't need.

Learn more

Most users today run browsers that natively support ES6+, async/await, optional chaining, and the rest of modern JavaScript. Transpiling to ES5 'just in case' adds 20-40% to your bundle for no benefit. Configure your build to target a modern browserslist, or ship a differential bundle pair (modern + legacy) with the module/nomodule pattern.

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

RequestCache TTLTransfer Size
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/cmdpb/wrapper.js?siteId=wtop&device=desktop&browser=chro...600.0 s102.0 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js1200.0 s96.6 KiB
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js3600.0 s90.9 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/js/scripts.min.js?ver=1776363429180.0 s69.2 KiB
/pagead/managed/js/activeview/current/ufs_web_display.js3600.0 s73.1 KiB
secure.cdn.fastclick.net/js/cnvr-coreid/latest/coreid.min.js900.0 s47.1 KiB
/signals/config/175156686171397?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...1200.0 s46.4 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/style.css?ver=1776363429600.0 s36.3 KiB
cdn.id5-sync.com/api/1.0/id5-api.js3600.0 s34.5 KiB
js-sec.indexww.com/ht/p/186967-76288346428612.js14400.0 s38.8 KiB
secure.cdn.fastclick.net/js/cnvr-launcher/latest/launcher.min.js900.0 s24.7 KiB
secure.cdn.fastclick.net/js/pubcid/latest/pubcid.min.js900.0 s21.7 KiB
static.criteo.net/js/ld/publishertag.js86400.0 s47.6 KiB
static.chartbeat.com/js/chartbeat_video.js7200.0 s25.3 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/fonts/Lato/italic-400.woff2?ver=all0.0 ms14.9 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/fonts/Lato/italic-700.woff2?ver=all0.0 ms14.8 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/fonts/Lato/italic-400.woff20.0 ms14.7 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/fonts/Lato/italic-300.woff2?ver=all0.0 ms14.6 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/fonts/Lato/italic-900.woff2?ver=all0.0 ms14.4 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/fonts/Lato/italic-100.woff2?ver=all0.0 ms14.1 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/fonts/Lato/normal-700.woff20.0 ms14.0 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/fonts/Lato/normal-700.woff2?ver=all0.0 ms14.0 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/fonts/Lato/normal-400.woff2?ver=all0.0 ms14.0 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/fonts/Lato/normal-400.woff20.0 ms14.0 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/fonts/Lato/normal-300.woff20.0 ms13.8 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/fonts/Lato/normal-300.woff2?ver=all0.0 ms13.8 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/fonts/Lato/normal-900.woff2?ver=all0.0 ms13.7 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/assets/css/print.css?ver=1600.0 s12.9 KiB
eus.rubiconproject.com/usync.js17976.0 s11.5 KiB
snap.licdn.com/li.lms-analytics/insight.min.js86400.0 s18.7 KiB
01.cdn.mediatradecraft.com/wtop/main/main.js?template=homepage76200.0 s17.1 KiB
tags.crwdcntrl.net/lt/c/16576/sync.min.js86400.0 s13.5 KiB
wtop.com/wp-includes/js/wp-emoji-release.min.js?ver=5.9.4180.0 s5.1 KiB
ak.sail-horizon.com/horizon/v1.js600.0 s3.9 KiB
signal-beacon.s-onetag.com/beacon.min.js86400.0 s8.7 KiB
tag.bounceexchange.com/6870/i.js60.0 s3.1 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/sailthru-newsletters-custom/assets/js...180.0 s3.1 KiB
images.mediago.io/js/mediago/style/style_banner_6bba5b.css3600.0 s3.5 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/dfp-custom-light/assets/js/dist/dfp-c...180.0 s2.5 KiB
/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/js/WTOPVerticalVideos/dist/wt...180.0 s2.3 KiB
config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/configs/78a541f2-9748-4ba5-9cda-85fd7a44b2343600.0 s2.6 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/sailthru-newsletters-custom/assets/cs...600.0 s2.3 KiB
ws.zoominfo.com/pixel/6245e68be2bbe6001aaa141b0.0 ms2.1 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/js/ggCom_embed.js?ver=5.9.4180.0 s2.1 KiB
assets.bounceexchange.com/cache/6870/website-bcc90f66af50feff4e363ad8c34c3d7f.js120.0 s2.0 KiB
/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/js/WTOPHomepage/dist/wtop_hom...180.0 s2.0 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/js/lozad.min.js?ver=1776363429180.0 s1.4 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/top-story-drawer.css?ver=1776363429600.0 s1.4 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/vertical_videos.css?ver=1776363429600.0 s1.4 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/fnn_n_podcast.css?ver=1776363429600.0 s1.3 KiB
01.cdn.mediatradecraft.com/wtop/main/main.css76200.0 s2.9 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/sailthru-newsletters-custom/assets/cs...600.0 s1.2 KiB
/i/495/0.gif?callback=https%3A%2F%2Fsync.quantumdex.io%2F...0.0 ms1.0 KiB
pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/images/adchoices/en.png86400.0 s2.5 KiB
/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/newsletter-signup.cs...600.0 s1.1 KiB
secure.cdn.fastclick.net/js/cnvr-launcher/latest/launcher-stub.min.js900.0 s1.1 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/sailthru-custom/assets/css/sailthru.c...600.0 s1.1 KiB
/state/js?website_id=6870&device_id=4032918574139404109&v...0.0 ms977 B
/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/category_subheads.cs...600.0 s1.0 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/videos-galleries.css?ver=1776363429600.0 s1.0 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/subheads.css?ver=1776363429600.0 s1.0 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/local_section.css?ver=1776363429600.0 s1010 B
/pagead/js/r20260421/r20110914/client/qs_click_protection...1209600.0 s8.5 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/more_top_news.css?ver=1776363429600.0 s862 B
/wp-content/plugins/sailthru-newsletters-custom/assets/js...180.0 s756 B
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/blog-styles.css?ver=1776363429600.0 s784 B
/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/homepage-partners.cs...600.0 s774 B
/collect?v=2&fmt=js&pid=2540737&time=1776889920896&url=ht...0.0 ms692 B
config.aps.amazon-adsystem.com/configs/e5a6f2d1-7642-4cc5-a917-96dbe8c3ed8f3600.0 s850 B
/wp-content/plugins/sailthru-custom/assets/js/sailthru.js...180.0 s595 B
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/frontpage.css?ver=1776363429600.0 s595 B
wtop.com/wp-content/plugins/exco-custom/assets/css/exco-styles.css?ver=5.9.4600.0 s487 B
wtop.com/advertisement.js180.0 s408 B
wtop.com/openad.js180.0 s376 B
/api/sync/image/?cid=&gdpr=0&gdpr_consent=&us_privacy=1--...0.0 ms355 B
ad-delivery.net/px.gif?ch=1&e=0.3354297011719380486400.0 s611 B
/profiles_engine/ProfilesEngineServlet?at=20&mi=10&secure...0.0 ms193 B
/track/usersync?us_privacy=1---&gdpr=0&gdpr_consent=undef...0.0 ms148 B
/pagead/js/r20260421/r20110914/client/window_focus_fy2021.js1209600.0 s1.2 KiB
pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/images/adchoices/adchoices_blue_wb.png86400.0 s233 B
cdn.indexww.com/ht/htw-pixel.gif?086400.0 s223 B
image8.pubmatic.com/AdServer/ImgSync?p=0&us_privacy=1---0.0 ms69 B
/favicon.ico?ad=300x250&ad_box_=1&adnet=1&showad=1&size=2...86400.0 s130 B
ad-delivery.net/px.gif?ch=286400.0 s109 B
/hadron.js?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwtop.com%2F&ref=&_it=amazon&...432000.0 s186 B
/tr/?id=175156686171397&ev=PageView&dl=https%3A%2F%2Fwtop...0.0 ms19 B
c.amazon-adsystem.com/aax2/apstag.js3600.0 s0 B
cadmus.script.ac/d17cam72puk9o1/script.js600.0 s0 B
btloader.com/tag?o=5668060692217856&upapi=true300.0 s0 B
get.s-onetag.com/94842038-e86a-462b-838f-b0b05b879298/tag.min.js86400.0 s0 B

Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Top function call valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:0.35 source:map[column:20 line:15 type:source-location url:_lighthouse-eval.js urlProvider:network]]]
headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:42.363 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:0.881 source:map[column:241855 line:18 type:source-location url:https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:18.984 source:map[column:233 line:39 type:source-location url:https://signal-beacon.s-onetag.com/beacon.min.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.35 source:map[column:157572 line:18 type:source-location url:https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/managed/js/gpt/m202604160201/pubads_impl.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.26 source:map[column:122666 line:1 type:source-location url:https://cdn.ampproject.org/rtv/012603032146000/amp4ads-v0.mjs urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.687 source:map[column:126177 line:1 type:source-location url:https://cdn.ampproject.org/rtv/012603032146000/amp4ads-v0.mjs urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.336 source:map[column:128662 line:1 type:source-location url:https://cdn.ampproject.org/rtv/012603032146000/amp4ads-v0.mjs urlProvider:network]]]

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
head > link head > link
images.mediago.io/ML/ec4cae838e38cc80f6cd4eeb0602c01e__scv1__622x368.webp1.1 MiB1.1 MiB
div#google_image_div > a#aw0 > amp-img.img_ad > img.i-amphtml-fill-content div#google_image_div > a#aw0 > amp-img.img_ad > img.i-amphtml-fill-content
tpc.googlesyndication.com/daca_images/simgad/218757223347791382110.1 KiB97.9 KiB
00:48 div.slick-slide > div > div.wtop-vertical-videos-inner-stack > div.wtop_hp_vv_drawer_videoThumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/fa6477f4-cd8b-4044-a538-84541...172.2 KiB59.7 KiB
Election 2026 Decision Notes Virginia div.article-stack > a.article-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Election_2_26_Decision_Notes_...55.9 KiB53.8 KiB
div.fnn_n_podcast > div.flex-item > div.fnn > div.fnn-logo div.fnn_n_podcast > div.flex-item > div.fnn > div.fnn-logo
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/images/FNN_LOGO_WTOP.png66.2 KiB52.3 KiB
metro train div.article-stack > a.article-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/AP21326738804765-480x320.jpg54.2 KiB52.1 KiB
Chemical Leak West Virginia div.article-stack > a.article-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Chemical_Leak_West_Virginia__...50.7 KiB48.5 KiB
Logo for 22 Hours: A Second Look div.podcast_wrap > div.podcast_episode > div.podcast_image > img
wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/22-Hours-Pod-Art-150x150.png35.6 KiB34.7 KiB
Kennedy Center a > div.top-story-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Kennedy_Center_13779-780x520.jpg77.6 KiB33.6 KiB
A print edition of the Goochland Gazette div.article-stack > a.article-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/cnn-L19jb21wb25lbnRzL2ltYWdlL...34.6 KiB32.4 KiB
00:46 div.slick-slide > div > div.wtop-vertical-videos-inner-stack > div.wtop_hp_vv_drawer_videoThumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/3667b65c-41a8-4464-9d14-7cda8...77.6 KiB30.1 KiB
news conference div.article-stack > a.article-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Photo-Apr-22-2026-2-37-15-PM-480x320.jpg25.5 KiB23.3 KiB
Logo for WTOP's DC Sports Huddle div.podcast_wrap > div.podcast_episode > div.podcast_image > img
/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/dc-sports-huddle-3000x3000-1-...19.3 KiB18.3 KiB
Logo for Founding DC div.podcast_wrap > div.podcast_episode > div.podcast_image > img
wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Final-150x150.png17.2 KiB16.1 KiB
01:02 div.slick-slide > div > div.wtop-vertical-videos-inner-stack > div.wtop_hp_vv_drawer_videoThumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/316cb7b5-d96d-457d-9068-bba12...59.2 KiB11.7 KiB
01:15 div.slick-slide > div > div.wtop-vertical-videos-inner-stack > div.wtop_hp_vv_drawer_videoThumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/78be1d07-ddc5-43d3-a92e-3cb0a...125.0 KiB10.6 KiB
Trump administration tosses degree requirements for federal IT managers div.fnn-items > a > div.fnn-item > img
/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Unemployment_Benefits_49605-3...10.0 KiB8.3 KiB
Logo for Target USA div.podcast_wrap > div.podcast_episode > div.podcast_image > img
wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/1256929-image-1643045461-150x150.jpg7.9 KiB7.0 KiB
Logo for Beyond the Fame with Jason Fraley div.podcast_wrap > div.podcast_episode > div.podcast_image > img
/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Beyond-the-Fame-1080-×-1080-...7.0 KiB6.0 KiB
Logo for thERINpy with Erin Washington div.podcast_wrap > div.podcast_episode > div.podcast_image > img
wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/therinpy-150x150.jpg6.2 KiB5.3 KiB
Agencies must defend decisions for not buying commercial items div.fnn-items > a > div.fnn-item > img
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Congress_Budget_62194-360x240...6.3 KiB5.2 KiB
01:17 div.slick-slide > div > div.wtop-vertical-videos-inner-stack > div.wtop_hp_vv_drawer_videoThumbnail
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/410d6e5b-2567-4541-85cb-2dc04...52.3 KiB4.9 KiB

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-7-IMG
nodeLabel: Kennedy Center
path: 5,HTML,2,BODY,16,MAIN,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,A,0,DIV,1,PICTURE,2,IMG
selector: a > div.top-story-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
snippet: <img class="wtop-lozad" data-src="https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Kennedy_Center_13779-780x520.j…" srcset="https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Kennedy_Center_13779-780x520.j…" alt="Kennedy Center" src="https://wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Kennedy_Center_13779-780x520.j…" data-loaded="true">

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

More than 4 preconnect connections were found. These should be used sparingly and only to the most important origins.
description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.
title: Preconnected origins
description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.
title: Preconnect candidates
value: No additional origins are good candidates for preconnecting

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLTransfer SizeDuration
secure-drm.imrworldwide.com/novms/js/2/ggcmb400.js?ver=5.9.4554 B344 ms
ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js?ver=2.1.030.3 KiB431 ms
use.fontawesome.com/releases/v6.7.1/css/all.css?ver=6.7.128.8 KiB395 ms
www.youtube.com/iframe_api3.2 KiB283 ms
cmp.osano.com/Azqe5XTmI42atAm9K/0190736e-d38d-4b44-880d-587a15e02d1e/osano.js62.4 KiB545 ms
/wp-content/plugins/dfp-custom-light/assets/js/dist/dfp-c...2.5 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/style.css?ver=177636342936.3 KiB297 ms
/wp-content/plugins/sailthru-newsletters-custom/assets/cs...2.3 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/more_top_news.css?ver=1776363429862 B
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/js/ggCom_embed.js?ver=5.9.42.1 KiB
/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/js/WTOPHomepage/dist/wtop_hom...2.0 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/videos-galleries.css?ver=17763634291.0 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/blog-styles.css?ver=1776363429784 B
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/fnn_n_podcast.css?ver=17763634291.3 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/frontpage.css?ver=1776363429595 B
/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/category_subheads.cs...1.0 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/sailthru-newsletters-custom/assets/cs...1.2 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/subheads.css?ver=17763634291.0 KiB
/wp-content/plugins/sailthru-custom/assets/css/sailthru.c...1.1 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/vertical_videos.css?ver=17763634291.4 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/top-story-drawer.css?ver=17763634291.4 KiB
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/css/dist/local_section.css?ver=17763634291010 B

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Diagnostics

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Multi-megabyte JavaScript bundles delay every interactive feature on the page.

Learn more

This is the Lighthouse audit fired when too much JS is shipped relative to what executes. The fix isn't a config flag — it requires bundle analysis (webpack-bundle-analyzer, rollup-plugin-visualizer), splitting routes into chunks, lazy-loading off-screen components, and removing unused dependencies. Fundamentally different from minification: minifying reduces byte count, this reduces what's downloaded at all.

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling, and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to reduce Javascript execution time.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

CategoryTime Spent
Script Evaluation2.6 s
Other645 ms
Style & Layout273 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation200 ms
Garbage Collection133 ms
Rendering59 ms
Parse HTML & CSS58 ms

Many navigations are performed by going back to a previous page, or forwards again. The back/forward cache (bfcache) can speed up these return navigations. Learn more about the bfcache

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failure reasonFailure type
The page has an unload handler in the main frame.Actionable
An iframe on the page started a navigation that did not complete.Not actionable

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 2.6 KiB
URLTransfer SizeEst Savings
wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/assets/css/print.css?ver=112.9 KiB2.6 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URL
Kennedy Center a > div.top-story-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
wtop.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Kennedy_Center_13779-780x520.jpg
BURKE, VIRGINIA - APRIL 17: Campaign signs are seen at a polling place on April… div.subheads-inner-stack > a.subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
FILE - Jockeys compete during the 150th running of the Preakness Stakes horse r… div.local-main-story-left-inner-image > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Members of the D.C. Council sit behind the dais as they listen to members of th… div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
DoD Modernization Exchange 2026: Microsoft’s Vassili Patrikis on scaling AI ado… div.category-subheads-inner-stack-story > a.category-subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Meet Dutchess and Coco Cabana, WTOP's Pets of the Week! div.main-video-inner > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Montgomery County Councilmember Will Jawando div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
WTOP logo div.container > div.footer__outer > div.footer-logo > img
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WTOP News div.hamburger-logo-wrapper > div.logo-container > a > img.logo
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A sheriff's office command vehicle parked in a wooded area div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
EquipHer sports bra giveaway at Hart Middle School div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Meet Dutchess and Coco Cabana, WTOP's Pets of the Week! div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Blue garbage bins with the white recycle logo div.category-subheads-inner-stack-story > a.category-subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Election 2026 Decision Notes Virginia div.article-stack > a.article-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
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A print edition of the Goochland Gazette div.article-stack > a.article-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
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Chemical Leak West Virginia div.article-stack > a.article-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
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metro train div.article-stack > a.article-image > picture > img.wtop-lozad
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The downtown area of Silver Spring, Maryland. div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
NASA Artemis Moonshot div.sub-videos-inner > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
washington commanders div.sub-videos-inner > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
APTOPIX Iran War div.subheads-inner-stack > a.subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
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Obit - Alan Osmond div.subheads-inner-stack > a.subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
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Side of yellow school bus div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Debbie Winkfield and Lora Booher div.category-subheads-inner-stack-story > a.category-subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Incandescent Bulbs Lights Out div.subheads-inner-stack > a.subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Couple walking on the beach. div.subheads-inner-stack > a.subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Homes-Farmstand Decor div.subheads-inner-stack > a.subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
WTOP/Dave Dildine div.local-main-story-left-inner-image > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Patrick Muldoon div.sub-videos-inner > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Melania Trump div.sub-videos-inner > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Avery Wise div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Dan Quinn div.category-subheads-inner-stack-story > a.category-subheads-inner-stack-img > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Image div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
Image div.more-top-news-inner-img > a > picture > img.wtop-lozad
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More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

Layout shift culprits
Document request latency
Optimize DOM size
LCP breakdown
Modern HTTP
Optimize viewport for mobile
Minify JavaScript
User Timing marks and measures 95 user timings
Avoid long main-thread tasks 8 long tasks found
Avoid non-composited animations 1 animated element found
Network Requests
Network Round Trip Times 250 ms
Server Backend Latencies 250 ms
Tasks
Diagnostics
Metrics
Screenshot Thumbnails
Final Screenshot
Script Treemap Data
Resources Summary
Avoid multiple page redirects
Initial server response time was short Root document took 0 ms
Avoid large layout shifts 4 layout shifts found
INP breakdown
89

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

Contrast

Low-contrast text is difficult or impossible for many users to read. Learn how to provide sufficient color contrast.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Privacy Policy div.osano-cm-window > div#c478d6bb-691d-430c-ae7d-39ab84026659 > div.osano-cm-dialog__content > a.osano-cm-storage-policy
Storage Preferences div#c478d6bb-691d-430c-ae7d-39ab84026659 > div.osano-cm-dialog__content > p.osano-cm-content__drawer-links > a.osano-cm-drawer-links__link
SIGN UP FOR form#sailthru-form-content-homepage > div.newsletter-signup-text > div.newsletter-signup-title > h3
div.footer__subscribe--stepOne > div.footer__subscribe--email-container > div.footer__subscribe--input-container > input#footer-email div.footer__subscribe--stepOne > div.footer__subscribe--email-container > div.footer__subscribe--input-container > input#footer-email
Go div.footer__subscribe--stepOne > div.footer__subscribe--email-container > div.footer__subscribe--submit-container > button.footer__subscribe--submit

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Best practices

Disabling zooming is problematic for users with low vision who rely on screen magnification to properly see the contents of a web page. Learn more about the viewport meta tag.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
head > meta head > meta

Touch targets with sufficient size and spacing help users who may have difficulty targeting small controls to activate the targets. Learn more about touch targets.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
2026 celebrity deaths div.galleries-inner > div.sub-videos-outer > div.sub-videos-inner > a

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Visible text labels that do not match the accessible name can result in a confusing experience for screen reader users. Learn more about accessible names.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Live Radio div.container__inner > div.live-radio-btn-wrapper > div.live_radio_btn > a
News Alert Inside the Kennedy Center as it prepares for a 2-year renovation div.top-story-drawer > div.inner-left > div.main-story > a
New div.inner-right > div.articles > div.article-stack > a.article-image
Updated div.inner-right > div.articles > div.article-stack > a.article-image
Live div.inner-right > div.articles > div.article-stack > a.article-image
Updated div.inner-right > div.articles > div.article-stack > a.article-image
WTOP's Pets of the Week div.galleries-outer > div.galleries-inner > div.main-video-inner > a
Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
The page has a logical tab order
Visual order on the page follows DOM order
User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
Custom controls have associated labels
Custom controls have ARIA roles
`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
`[role]` values are valid
`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
Buttons have an accessible name
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Form elements have associated labels
ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
Document has a `<title>` element
`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
Links have a discernible name
Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
Document has a main landmark.
Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
Identical links have the same purpose.
`[accesskey]` values are unique
`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
ARIA input fields have accessible names
ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
ARIA IDs are unique
No form fields have multiple labels
`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
Input buttons have discernible text.
`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
`<object>` elements have alternate text
Select elements have associated label elements.
Skip links are focusable.
Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
All heading elements contain content.
Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.
77

Best Practices

General

Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Deprecation / WarningSource
Unload event listeners are deprecated and will be removed.
AttributionReporting
Topics

Errors logged to the console indicate unresolved problems. They can come from network request failures and other browser concerns. Learn more about this errors in console diagnostic audit

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

SourceDescription
Access to XMLHttpRequest at 'https://hbopenbid.pubmatic.com/translator?' from origin 'https://wtop.com' has been blocked by CORS policy: No 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin' header is present on the requested resource.
Failed to load resource: net::ERR_FAILED
Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 451 ()
ReferenceError: googletag is not defined at https://wtop.com/wp-content/plugins/dfp-custom-light/assets/js/dist/dfp-custom-light.min.js?ver=1.0.0:1:5889
ReferenceError: thumbnailElement is not defined at https://wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/js/WTOPVerticalVideos/dist/wtop_vertical_video.min.js?ver=1776363429:102:30 at Array.forEach (<anonymous>) at IntersectionObserver.threshold (https://wtop.com/wp-content/themes/wtop-new/js/WTOPVerticalVideos/dist/wtop_vertical_video.min.js?ver=1776363429:91:13)
Refused to execute script from 'https://secure-drm.imrworldwide.com/novms/js/2/ggcmb400.js?ver=5.9.4' because its MIME type ('image/gif') is not executable.
Uses HTTPS
Avoids third-party cookies
Allows users to paste into input fields
Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load
Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load
Displays images with correct aspect ratio
Serves images with appropriate resolution
Page has the HTML doctype
Properly defines charset
No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools
Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
Use a strong HSTS policy
Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
Detected JavaScript libraries
Page has valid source maps
Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
100

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Structured data is valid
Page isn’t blocked from indexing
Document has a `<title>` element
Document has a meta description
Page has successful HTTP status code
Links have descriptive text
Links are crawlable
robots.txt is valid
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Document has a valid `hreflang`
Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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