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Aysha Pettigrew

Merced Sun-Star

Aysha Pettigrew is the economic mobility reporter for the Merced Sun-Star and a California Local News fellow. Prior to this role, Pettigrew worked as an administrator for the UC Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program.

LATEST FROM AYSHA PETTIGREW

Politics & Government

Merced receives $4 million in federal funding for infrastructure improvements

February 5, 2026 at 6:46 PM

Local

Where in Merced County you can watch the Super Bowl on Sunday?

February 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM

Education

Merced County’s language immersion program cut. Did MCOE do enough to boost enrollment?

February 4, 2026 at 6:09 PM

Local

Merced community gathers to voice opposition to ICE, support for Minnesota

January 30, 2026 at 9:03 PM

Local

Playhouse Merced, recovering from public split, has new board, performance planned

January 23, 2026 at 2:33 PM

Education

Ex-Merced County educator was charged with having sex with a minor, got promoted elsewhere

Updated January 29, 2026 at 2:06 PM

Community

Hundreds honor the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. at Merced Unity March

January 20, 2026 at 5:43 PM

Local

Merced town halls reveal what’s on residents’ minds early in 2026

Updated January 21, 2026 at 2:30 PM

Local

Merced County working on creek banks to prevent future flooding. What to expect

January 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM

Weather News

Merced County braces for a freezing night and dense fog through next week

Updated January 9, 2026 at 5:56 PM

Local

Merced playwright’s new original production brings Black history to life

Updated January 9, 2026 at 5:08 PM

Local

Have an issue to share with the Merced City Council? You get a chance in January

January 5, 2026 at 5:14 PM