Suspect fatally shot — Oregon State Police fatally shot a 27-year-old St. Helens man following a brief high-speed chase through parts of Columbia County. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office identified the man Saturday as Josiah Fischer. Authorities say Fischer fled after a state trooper attempted to stop him for a traffic violation on Highway 30 Friday evening. The chase continued off the highway in the unincorporated area of Warren, and shots were fired six minutes after the pursuit began. Sheriff Jeff Dickerson said police recovered a firearm. Two state troopers assigned to the St. Helens office were placed on administrative leave, which is standard policy in a police shooting.

Missing teen — An Oregon sheriff said another search for a missing Oklahoma teen came up empty on Saturday. Harney County Sheriff Dave Glerup said rescuers returned to Steens Mountain to search areas cleared by melting snow. They found no sign of 19-year-old Dustin Self of Piedmont, Okla., who told his family he wanted to test himself against the wilderness. Self’s pickup truck was found last month on a dirt track on Steens Mountain, where it had gotten stuck about 2 1/2 miles from a county road. The sheriff said rescuers may search again in a few weeks once more snow melts, but they’ve checked everywhere they can reach right now. Glerup said reported sightings of Self in Oregon, Washington and Maine haven’t produced any leads to the teenager.

Illegal Bible verses? — Portland police say they had nothing to do with letters that labeled certain Bible passages “technically illegal” and urged residents to call authorities if they heard local pastors using them. Police said Saturday that the letters were distributed overnight in Southeast Portland. The letters make reference to passages from 1 Corinthians, calling the verses “discriminatory and technically illegal.” Authorities did not release the full text of the letters or say which verses were highlighted.

— From wire reports