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PORT CHARLOTTE ‘It’s devastating’: Neighbor reflects on fatal fire in Port Charlotte A devastating house fire Monday night in Port Charlotte has left one person dead and another hospitalized while neighbors mourn the possible loss of a beloved member of their community.
‘The sound of death’ Neighbors concerned by amount of crashes on Joel Blvd A woman is heartbroken from witnessing crash after crash outside her Lehigh Acres home.
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FORT MYERS Locals house California wildfire victims The effects of the California fires are being felt worldwide as people evacuate some are in southwest Florida.
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Spencer Sleyon, 22, meets his new friend Rosalind “Roz” Guttman in West Palm Beach, Florida, after meeting her on Words with Friends over a year ago. Amy Butler provided the photo for CBS News. Photo courtesy of CBS News When Spencer Sleyon agreed to play a Words with Friends game with a random opponent over a year ago, the 22-year-old never expected that stranger — an 81-year-old woman named Rosalind “Roz” Guttman — to become his lifelong friend. That random match-up led to another game … and then another, and another. Over the course of a year, the pair have played 324 rounds of the online Scrabble game, occasionally sending messages back and forth to one another critiquing each other’s moves. They quickly bonded over their competitiveness. Sleyon, an aspiring rapper from Harlem, New York, learned Guttman lived in a retirement community in West Palm Beach, Florida. He joked with his friends about the unusual friendship every time her username popped up on his phone, indicating it was his turn to play. A few months ago, Sleyon’s friend’s mom, Amy Butler, a pastor at Manhattan’s Riverside Church, overheard him talking about Guttman. She was so touched by the story, she asked if she could share it in one of her upcoming sermons. Of course, Sleyon agreed. But Butler didn’t want the story of their friendship to end there. So, she decided to help facilitate a meeting between the online pals. On Friday, Sleyon hopped on a plane, with Butler by his side, ready to meet his friend Guttman. “She’s 86 & lives in a retirement community in Florida. He’s 22 and lives in Harlem. They met online playing #wordswithfriends. Tomorrow they’ll meet in person. I get to be there. #relationshipschangeus,” Butler tweeted Thursday night. She shared a selfie with a grinning Sleyon from the airplane. She’s 86 & lives in a retirement community in Florida. He’s 22 and lives in Harlem. They met online playing #wordswithfriends. Tomorrow they’ll meet in person. I get to be there. #relationshipschangeus pic.twitter.com/xNJjK3ga6H — Amy Butler (@PastorAmyButler) December 1, 2017 The next day, Sleyon met Guttman at a hotel near her retirement home. For once, Sleyon was at a loss for words. He opened his arms and the pair embraced — a moment captured on camera. “Last summer i randomly met this 80 y/o woman on words with friends. we played 300+ games together and she actually ended up becoming a good friend of mine,” Sleyon wrote. “Today I got to go to Florida and meet her in person.” Sweet day today with Spencer and his #wordswithfriends friend, Roz, watching them bond in person for the first time. #relationshipschangeus pic.twitter.com/9sW0ojE318 — Amy Butler (@PastorAmyButler) December 1, 2017 Photos of their meeting instantly went viral with more than 240,000 retweets. “Life is…crazy I’ve never been to Florida y’all,” Sleyon tweeted after posting about their encounter. “And to clear the air, she was not crushing me. Boy don’t play with me.” Thousands of people responded to Sleyon’s post and the story of the 22-year-old’s 1,000-mile journey to visit Guttman in person. “How absolutely wonderful. Making new friends is always great. Making friends with people of different age groups teaches us a lot,” one Twitter user commented. “How many points is ‘crying’? This is so sweet,” another wrote. Even Words With Friends responded. “We can’t get enough of this! Amazing. Thank you for sharing your story with us,” the video game’s official Twitter account posted. We can’t get enough of this! Amazing. Thank you for sharing your story with us. #WWF2 #UseYourWords https://t.co/oXSv2sHYkB — Words With Friends (@WordsWFriends) December 2, 2017 Butler said she enjoyed sitting back and watching Sleyon “bond in person” with Guttman for the first time. “Relationships change us,” she noted.