LePage's housing idea / More EV chargers / 92 pounds of meth

Today is Friday. Temperatures will be in the mid-60s, with heavy rain and wind gusts up to 50 mph expected across the state throughout the day. A flood warning is in effect throughout most of the state. See what weather is in store for the rest of the day here. Here’s the latest on gas prices in Maine.

Here’s what we’re talking about in Maine today.

Paul LePage revives push for controversial Bangor mental health facility

The proposed 8,300-square-foot mental health facility would have been built across the road from the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center.

ALSO: The former governor is touting a program that would consolidate and renovate unused schools and other buildings to help address Maine’s ongoing housing crisis if he is elected. But LePage’s plans on the campaign trail haven’t been fleshed out much, leading one developer to say that the proposal “doesn’t make a lick of sense.”

Fellow farmers harvest crop for Aroostook man after his arm was crushed

When John Roy’s arm was crushed in a harvester, he wasn’t sure how he was going to process his bountiful potato crop.

More electric vehicle charging stations are coming to northern and eastern Maine

At least some of the new fast charging stations will be located within three miles of the intersection of routes 11 and 1 in Fort Kent.

Plague of chickadees in Acadia could mean a frigid winter in Maine

If God had sent a plague of chickadees instead of locusts into Egypt, it would look like Schoodic Point today.

Many players left UMaine’s troubled men’s basketball team, but these athletes decided to stay

After a slew of coaching changes, the Black Bears are down a few players. But the ones that decided to stay are determined to turn the program around.

Isle au Haut’s only ferry service needs $1.6M in dock repairs

The Isle au Haut Boat Services brings the mail and thousands of passengers across the 45-minute crossing to the small Knox County island year-round.

Rutgers transfer who’s ‘not afraid to run somebody over’ emerging as UMaine’s top running back

Elijah Barnwell is currently leading the team with 231 yards on 48 carries for an impressive average of 4.8 yards per carry.

The latest on the coronavirus in Maine

Another 468 coronavirus cases have been reported across the state, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. No new deaths were reported Friday, leaving the statewide death toll at 2,621. Check out our tracker for more information.

The national health emergency declaration, issued at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been extended until January as federal health officials anticipate a spike in cases and hospitalizations over the fall and winter months. This allows federal funding to be directed to efforts to fight the coronavirus, including expanded Medicare coverage.