MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA)- After several days of worries that Alabama could be dealing with the outbreak of a potentially new illness, the Alabama Department of Public Health is confident they've solved the mystery.

In a news conference held Thursday, Alabama Health Officer Dr. Don Williamson said ADPH and the Houston County Health Department have determined that the cause of a respiratory illness cluster in southeast Alabama was a combination of influenza A, rhinovirus, the virus associated with the common cold, and bacterial pneumonia.

According to Williamson, there is no evidence of anything unusual in the flu viruses of the patients.  All viruses have been identified. He described the situation as, "a clustering of cases with reasonable explanations."

Fort Rucker, Alabama (May 23, 2013) – Our Family for Families First, a private, charitable foundation committed to supporting military families in the pursuit of higher education, has awarded 10 $50,000 college scholarships to outstanding high school students, marking the eighth class of Our Future scholarship recipients. Since its founding in 2006 by Corvias Group CEO John Picerne, the Foundation has awarded more than $4.5 million in scholarships to the families of active-duty service members.

By Nathan Pfau, Army Flier Staff Writer

Five years after a Fort Rucker Soldier was killed in Afghanistan, the installation ensures that his legacy lives on by naming a police dog kennel facility after him.

The Fort Rucker Military Working Dog kennels will now be known as the Tabb Kennels in honor Sgt. 1st Class Donald T. Tabb, who served with the 6th Military Police Detachment as a military working dog handler, in a decision that was deemed by Fort Rucker officials as “the right thing to do.”

“This was a ‘no brainer’,” said Lisa Eichhorn, Fort Rucker public affairs officer. “Sergeant Tabb was really important to Fort Rucker and it was important to us that the Family knows that we still think about him, and that the MPs still highly regard his service.”

“After all these years, it gives us great comfort to know that his work was appreciated,” said William Smith, Tabb’s brother.