In Cleveland, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says “it’s no big deal” that his former rival, Senator Ted Cruz did not endorse him last night at the Republican National Convention. Cruz drew boos as he told delegates “to vote your conscience.” Trumpj and Cruz engaged in bitter battles during the primaries with Trump calling Cruz “Lying Ted” and Cruz calling Trump “a pathological liar.”

Southwest Airlines flights across the country are being held up today while the airline works to fix technology problems. Southwest began having intermittent problems with several systems after an outage. A Southwest spokesman says the systems are gradually coming back, but that it might take time before the airline could resume normal operations. By last night, Southwest cancelled 17 flights and delayed more than six hundred.

The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission has approved a toll increase that will take effect next year.

Beginning in January  tolls will increase 6 percent for both E-Z Pass and cash customers.

The most common toll for passenger vehicles trips is one interchange and the toll would go from around $1.16 to $1.23 for E-Z Pass customers and from $1.80 to $1.95 for cash customers.

Registered nurses from Heritage Valley Beaver and the Family Medicine Center had a one day strike yesterday against hospital management.

A series of events were held yesterday beginning with a morning picket line outside Heritage Valley Beaver Hospital in Brighton Twp.. A solidarity rally with other labor officials at noon, followed by a community rally and dinner at Irvine Park in downtown Beaver

About 500 nurses are in the bargaining unit.

The Blackhawk School Board appointed Susan Smith of South Beaver Township to fill a vacant seat in the District’s Region 1.

The vote was split 4-2, with Board members Ken Yonkee and Marian Jones dissenting.

Smith, a veterinarian whose two children graduated from Blackhawk High School, will fill a spot initially vacated by former director Clint Berchtold, who resigned in June for personal reasons.

Nurses at Heritage Valley Beaver are on strike today. The nurse’s union and Heritage Valley management have been unable to agree on a new contract. The strike is for one day only.

The board of trustees of Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School in Midland has accepted the resignation of chief executive officer Michael Conti. No reason was given for the resignation. Chief operating officer Nicole Granito was named acting ceo.

A correctional officer and an inmate are dead following a brief altercation at Luzerne County Correctional Facility in Wilkes-Barre last night. Luzerne county manager David Pedri confirmed the deaths but did not comment on how the two died. Officials have identified the dead inmate as 27-year-old Tracy Gilliam. They have not released the name of the correctional officer.

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump says he’s going to win big. Trump made a brief appearance at the Republican National Convention last night after remarks by his wife. The first day of rallies outside the convention featured angry rhetoric, armed attendees and an arrest, but police avoided the sort of violence they feel could still flare up.