Modern Era
In 1955 The Evening Capital ceased to be a weekly newspaper, and in 1981 The word "Evening" was dropped.
After the 2006 death by suicide of Philip Merrill, Landmark Communications took full control of The Capital's parent company, Capital Gazette Communications, LLC.
On January 3, 2008, it was reported that the family-owned Landmark Communications, parent company of The Capital, was for sale.
The Gazette a sister newspaper of The Capital, is published twice weekly, covering northern Anne Arundel County.
As of 2012, The Capital has a circulation of 50,000. The papers are printed on a computerized high-speed Goss Headliner press.
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