our homepage - at fox five vegas dot com. people in need of a life saving drug are experiencing sticker shock at store counters. the price of epi- pens has skyrocketed hundreds of dollars in the last couple of years. fox5's abby theodros looked into that price hike...she also talked to a valley patient who needs the drug but can't afford it. health care analysts are saying the wholesale cost of an epipen has jumped from 47 dollars in 2007... to 284-dollars this year. so now the retail price for a prescription of two pens is about 633-dollars.. leaving plenty of people looking for alternatives. kim dawes: my throat will start swelling up and if i dont get medical attention right away i could die. kim dawes is talking about her life threatening food reaction.. kim dawes: i developed as i grew older to flax seed of all things she developed the allergy in 2007 - after eating a bran muffin with a few seeds baked in kim dawes: right when i took a bite

cap in my throat. and i started freaking out. one hand started swelling up and it looked like a micky mouse glove. and i turned bright red and i started hyperventallating. and my husband took me to the emergency room. since then she's carried an epi-pen. one shot of the drug can slow heart rates, open airways and reduce blood pressure. its a solution she says she can no longer afford. pharmacist: typically patients are caught off guard - as you would imagine both patients and pharmacists are feeling the impact of the hike. since mylan took over the rights to the drug - the cost of two epi-pens has jumped to more than 600 dollars. one pharmacist says its because a similar drug was recalled -causing more demand for the epipen pharmacist: they do have a monopoly in the market place, and since the recall we've been seeing the price escalate to a very high price mark. since the changes - mylan's ceo has come underfire for giving herself a big pay raise .. but when asked, the company said in a statement quote- "this change to the industry is not an easy

address but we recognize the need and are committed to working with customers and payors to find solutions to meet the needs of the patients and families we serve" we spoke with dawes and she tells me she's currently using something called adrena-click. it serves the same purpose but its about 150 dollars for two. since the most recent price surge - law makers have come out against the changes. hillary clinton also issued a statement calling the increase "outrageous" nevada students' act scores are the worst in the nation. on average, the class of 2016

out of 36. that's the lowest of the 18 states that test their high school juniors. nevada tested more than 32,000 students in the graduating class of 2016. for the past two years, the results have shown that only about 10 percent of the nevada test takers are college-ready in four key subjects. college students at u-n-l-v are moving into their new home and getting ready for the fall semester. this year the university is welcoming exactly four- thousand first year students-- it's biggest freshman about 18-hundred of all students at u-n-l-v will be living in the dorms. the u-n-l-v executive director of housing and campus life says returning students will be pleasently suprised when they walk through the doors. "we spend all summer getting ready for this, you know, we put 1.9 million dollars on renovations this summer so we're excited to see the expressions on the students faces when they come back and especially for those students who are coming back for a second or a third year. their like 'wow! you did this over the

start on monday. less than a year after prince's death.... public tours are being offered at his famous estate. how soon fans will get a look inside paisley park. and.... does marijuana affect men and women differently? the results of an intriguing new study. this is fox5 news at 5:30, your only choice for live local news right now

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estate and studio complex. paisley park... will open for public tours this fall. the trust overseeing the late musician's estate - announced daily tours will begin on october 6-th. it's the first time fans will get the chance to see

complex near minneapolis - where prince died of a painkiller overdose in april. prince's sister says opening paisley park is something that prince always wanted to do and was actively working on... although the reclusive star was known for his privacy. tickets go on sale friday. the tours will include a look at thousands of artifacts - and a look at the studios where recorded and produced most of his biggest hits. men may get more pain relief from smoking a joint than women. researchers asked forty-two recreational marijuana users to place one hand in extremely cold water until they could no longer tolerate it. they did this twice - once after smoking marijuana and once after smoking a placebo. men reported they were significantly less sensitive to pain than women... and despite the differences... men and women had similar levels of intoxication after smoking marijuana. a piece of sports history... will soon see some changes. renovations on the way... for a

plus - what donald trump is doing to attract minority voters... while hillary clinton is defending herself against new allegations of corruption. your fox5 weather 24/7 forecast is coming up next this is fox5 news at 5:30, your only choice for live

a house exploded in illinois - sending two people inside hurtling out of the home. it happened in the city of washington - near peoria- while most of the neighborhood was sleeping around two a-m. emergency responders arrived to find the property full of debris and the house on fire. the only part of the home left standing was a chimney. the husband and wife who were inside the home were found lying

outside. the husband was about 20 feet from the house. both are expected to recover from their injuries. "well we were woken up about a quarter til 2 with just a loud boom and the whole house shook -- we just didn't really know what to think and weren't thinking of an explosion or anything" authorities are looking into a gas leak as a possible cause. the illinois state fire marshal is assisting the investigation. a major freeway shutdown in southern california today. it was due to a crash... involving three big rigs. the wreck happened on the seven-10 in long beach. two big rig drivers had to be rescued from their trucks after getting trapped. one of the victims is in critical condition at a trauma center. all lanes of the freeway at or near the crash site were closed for seven hours while crews cleared the scene. police believe speed may have been a factor in the crash. polls indicate it's a longshot - but that's not stopping donald trump from trying to convince

better choice than his opponent hillary clinton. lauren blanchard has the latest on his outreach efforts on the campaign trail. nats q: what are you doing to reach out to minority voters donald trump meeting with volunteers before a rally in tampa flordia where he tried to drum up the latino vote. trump says: "i am going to fight to give every hispanic citizen in this country a better much future, a much better life." trump also attacking hillary clinton over reports donors to her foundation were given special meetings ...while she was secretary of state. trump says: "hillary clinton ran the state department like a failed leader in a third world country." in florida - an average of polls show trump is currently trailing clinton ... and with some purple states now leaning blue.... poll watchers say he needs to win in large swing states. sabato says: "you're left with a big play, that, trump has to execute in order to win. and that big play is big states. florida, ohio,

campaign on the defense today ...after an a-p report found 50 percent of hillary clinton's meetings with private citizens while secretary of state were with donors to her charity. her campaign manager pushing back saying the report is skewed. mook says: "by our count there were over 1700 other meetings that she had. she was secretary of state, she was meeting with government officials, foreign officials constantly. so to pull them all out of equation, cherrypick a very small number of meetings is pretty outrageous." blanchard (on cam) says: "according to nbc... hillary clinton will receive her first intelligence briefing as the democratic nominee this saturday in new york. trump received the same briefing last week. in washington, lauren blanchard, fox news." donald trump says former texas governor rick perry will do well if he mounts a primary challenge against senator ted cruz in 2018. trump's comments could be payback for cruz refusing to endorse him during last

national convention. fenway park is getting another facelift - just in time for the 2017 season. the boston landmark commission gave the red sox the green light on four of its six proposed changes. one of them includes replacing the famous "pesky pole" - named after red sox great - johnny pesky. an architect says the new version will look just like the original - but will be solid and up to code. another change - the big "cumberland farms" sign in right field will be replaced with a gi screen. but some fans don't like that idea. "my seat faces the field. i see green, i see the ball players. and if i want to see video, i know where to find it." the red sox also plan to replace the bullpen field with a removable wall - and add seating and a bar to the right field grandstand. the red sox also asked permission to move both dugouts three and a half feet closer to the field in order to add 124 more seats around them.

needs more time to review that change. here in las vegas... the final site recommendation for an n-f-l stadium could come by the end of the week. the southern nevada tourism infrastructure committee is meeting tomorrow morning.. and on the agenda is the las vegas stadium proposal. the committee plans to review and discuss potential stadium funding and legislative options.. after an update by las vegas sands and majestic realty on locations. metro will also be there to talk potential funding for extra officers. piece of steph curry.. his game-used mouthguard just sold for... 3- thousand-190 bucks. the mouthpiece was apparently auctioned off to the highest bidder.. who for some reason... was willing to pay more than 3- grand. it may have something to do with the fact that curry is the 2-time reigning m-v-p.. but still.. think of all the things you could do with 3- thousand-dollars. what is this

do with a used mouthguard...that' s my question. now fox5 weather 24/7, with sam argier we will keep it dry for your wednesday night with partly cloudy skies across southern nevada. overnight low temperatures drop into the low 80s and upper 70s. it will be seasonably warm day on thursday with a high temperature of 103 degrees in las vegas; just a couple degrees above the average high for this time of year. it will turn breezy as well with southwest winds 10 to 20 mph; gusts 25 to 30 mph are possible. cooler air drops the high temperatures back into the mid to

and saturday under partly cloudy skies. showers and storms this weekend are expected to stay east of the valley, with only the chance of an isolated afternoon storm over our local mountains. we will keep it dry for your wednesday night with partly cloudy skies across southern nevada. overnight low temperatures drop into the low 80s and upper 70s. it will be another seasonably warm day on thursday with a high temperature of 103 degrees in las vegas; just a couple degrees above the average high for this time of year. it will turn breezy as well with southwest winds 10

to 30 mph are possible. cooler air drops the high temperatures back into the mid to upper 90s on friday and saturday under partly cloudy skies. showers and storms this weekend are expected to stay east of the valley, with onl chance of an isolated afternoon storm over our local mountains. closed captioning will resume shortly

test flights... the largest aircraft in the world... is having a few problems. a rough landing caught on video... in just a moment. this is fox5 news at 5:30, your only choice for live

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here's a look at some of the 'all new' stories we are working for fox5 news at six. the school day

we're looking at how students and teachers will be communicating--on line-- once school is back in session next week. and how family heirlooms -- found their way back home-- after being accidentally auctioned off. plus tesla improving its battery life... and ability. how the new pack is giving a jolt to drivers. a rough landing for the largest aircraft in the world. take a look. the airlander ten... a mixture of a blimp, helicopter, and plane... took some damage as it attempted to land after its test flight in england today. you can see it coming down to the ground - on its nose! the aircraft - developed by the u-s military to use in surveillance in afghanistan - can theoretically spend days in the air while using less fuel and carrying more weight than a normal airplane. this is just the second test flight of the three hundred foot aircraft.

caused the accident - but the british company behind the craft says there was damage to the nose portion. however - all crew are safe and unharmed thanks for joining us.. fox5 news at 6 o'clock is straight ahead. closed captioning

i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. how do we make the economy work for everyone? hillary clinton's plan starts here... by making big corporations and those at the top finally pay their fair share in taxes. and those companies that move overseas? she'd charge them an exit tax. then she'd use that money to make the largest investment in creating good paying jobs since world war ii.

live from las vegas fox5 news at 6 starts now. instagram, twitter, snapchat... come next week, those social media platforms could be the beginnings of how local students and their teachers communicate. why the clark county school district doesn't have an established policy. what detectives found on facebook about what they say this ma to lure young girls into sex trafficking. and a fox5 follow up... as a woman searching for family pictures accidentally auctioned from a storage unit-- didn't have to wait long to get them back. this is fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas it's back to school season -- but according to some parents, the school district missed their chance... again... to make the classroom safer for kids. i'm christine maddela. i'm john huck. tonight we're