FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Well-known Fresno doctor Jerry Plunkett moved to Seattle after retiring several years ago.

He died in March after a battle with ALS.

His daughter, Megan, attended college in Seattle. She is now moving back to California for grad school and bringing all of her belonging with her, including her dad’s ashes.

The U-Haul truck she rented was all packed and ready to go when she went to sleep in Seattle Monday night.

Tuesday morning, the truck was gone.

“I think when I realized my dad’s ashes were in there that this was a much bigger problem. That’s when it hit me and I started to cry,” said Plunkett.

Megan’s car window was also smashed out and valuables like jewelry and her laptop were stolen.

She called the police and checked in with U-Haul to see if the truck had a GPS tracker, which it didn’t.

The family is now offering a $10,000 reward for her dad’s ashes, though she says all of his belongings hold extra value to her.

“What looks like a couch was somewhere that we sat every night to watch our favorite movies and it’s not the same to me as it is to you,” said Plunkett.

As she embarks on her new journey, moving back to California to attend UC Davis, she and her family are hoping to reunite with the most important of the belongings.

“I want and I need, my family needs my dad’s ashes, deeply,” said Plunkett.

The truck has Arizona plates: AJ48144.

If you see it, call police.

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SEATTLE – One of Seattle’s biggest annual food festivals kicks off this weekend, featuring live music, fun activities, and over 250 food and retail vendors.

The Bite of Seattle, also known as “The Bite,” is a free, three-day event at the Seattle Center where anyone can come and indulge in a variety of local eats and drinks. 

And what’s better than enjoying good food and refreshments than seeing a live music performance at the same time? More than 65 artists are set to perform across three different stages set up around the venue.

Delicious bites and beverages aren’t the only things you can shop around for though, as there’ll also be plenty of retail booths to browse, offering a wide range of products available for purchase throughout the Seattle Center campus.

The food vendor lineup is too long to list here, but expect to find a diverse selection of all different kinds of grub, from fried food, to sweet meats, to sugary snacks and drinks.

The large array of vendors shouldn’t be too overwhelming, as over 450,000 people are expected at the event this year. Tourists and locals alike can’t help but check out the best of Seattle’s culinary creations!

The Bite of Seattle originally started in 1982, and this year marks the 42nd annual festival, with the exception of a few pandemic-era cancelations. 

Alan Silverman, owner of Seattle-area restaurant Barnaby’s, teamed up with other local restaurant owners that were struggling with the impact of a Reagan-era recession. Upon approval from then mayor Charles Royer, the first event was held at Green Lake Park, and after seeing 75,000 visitors, The Bite has become a northwest summer tradition ever since.

If you would like to attend, it runs July 19-21, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sunday. You can find more details and view a map of the event on the Bite of Seattle website.

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The Seattle Seahawks will open training camp at the VMAC in less than a month, officially ushering in the first season under new coach Mike Macdonald.

In preparation for the new incoming season, we’ll be detailing every member of the Seahawks 90-man roster over the next several weeks, diving into scheme fits, exploring best and worst case scenarios and predicting what to expect from each player entering the 2024 campaign.

After failing to hit 1,000 yards for the first time in five years, where does veteran receiver Tyler Lockett fit into Seattle’s receiver hierarchy in a new offense?

An immediate impact player for the Seahawks, Lockett proved worth the price of trading four picks to the Commanders to move up to select him in the third round of the 2015 NFL Draft, earning All-Pro honors as a kick and punt return specialist as a rookie. Coming into his own as a receiving threat, he succeeded Doug Baldwin as the team’s No. 1 weapon in 2018, posting new personal bests in receptions (57) and yardage (965) as he took on a larger role on offense. Surpassing 1,000 yards and eight touchdowns in four consecutive seasons from 2019 to 2022, including snagging a career-high 100 catches and 10 touchdown receptions in 2020, Lockett put together one of the best four-year runs by a receiver in recent memory. Though his numbers dipped some last season with the arrival of Jaxon Smith-Njigba, he still led Seattle with 79 receptions and scored five touchdowns.

One of the NFL’s savviest receivers, Lockett has done plenty of damage in his career both from the outside and the slot, establishing himself as a premier passing game chess piece. From 2019 to 2022, he finished in the top 25 among receivers for receiving yards from the slot, including finishing in the top 10 in 2019 and 2020. New Seahawks offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb should be able to move him all over the formation and even occasionally motion him into or out of the backfield if he wishes.

Still a masterful route runner who meshes well with Grubb’s scheme and has full confidence from Geno Smith, Lockett shows he isn’t quite ready to pass the torch as Seattle’s top receiver just yet, once again leading the team in receptions and targets while bouncing back with his fifth 1,000-yard season to go with seven receiving touchdowns.

Though still a productive wideout, Lockett’s targets take a significant dip with Smith-Njigba becoming a larger focal point in the offense and DK Metcalf taking over as Smith’s primary go-to weapon, leading to another statistical decline in receptions, receiving yardage, and touchdowns as he fades into a decorated third receiver role.

Now in his ninth season and into his 30s, Lockett has likely exited his prime and his days of being Seattle’s No. 1 receiver look to be finished, especially with the presence of an ascending star in Smith-Njigba cutting into his opportunities. However, that doesn’t mean he won’t be a dynamic pass catcher in a complementary role, as he still has plenty of burst to win vertically and his instincts finding soft spots in coverage will make him an excellent security blanket for Smith at minimum.

With defenses set to dedicate a ton of attention to Metcalf and Smith-Njigba as well as potentially having to deal with tight end Noah Fant being a bigger piece of the passing game puzzle, Lockett could see a lot more single coverage than he has in recent years. While the number of targets he will receive likely will put a cap on receptions, it’s not out of the realm of possibility he could surpass his yardage and receiving touchdown totals from a year ago in an offense that should cater well to his remaining strengths at this stage of his career, and he should be one of the best No. 3 wideouts in the sport in 2024.

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